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Android lets third-party apps replace the entire calling process, so depending on the setup there is no OS component that even knows what number you are trying
by detaro 5y ago
Android lets third-party apps replace the entire calling process, so depending on the setup there is no OS component that even knows what number you are trying to dial before the dialer actually tells the OS about it.
Not sure if Teams does that, if not I guess it would be possible, although I'm not sure if there aren't cases where suddenly a different (=an OS component) app than the user expects taking over also would be bad, e.g. if someone used a special dialer for accessibility purposes. Maybe this should be behind special review and testing, at least this specific bug here seems like it'd have been easy to catch if emergency calling behavior was tested.
- xvector 5y agoI am amazed that no one at Google thought of what might happen if an app replacing the calling stack failed to dial 911.
- encryptluks2 5y agoMaybe they thought, we could be like Apple and force everyone to use our apps or else... Or we can allow 3rd party dialer apps and notify the user of the risk deep in a ToS agreement.
- alexiaya 5y agoToS won't save them from a lawsuit in case of 911.
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