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A few days ago I had a similar experience. My Nokia phone running Android 13 called emergency services (112 in Europe) while I was carrying it in my backpack. I
by avian 4y ago
A few days ago I had a similar experience. My Nokia phone running Android 13 called emergency services (112 in Europe) while I was carrying it in my backpack. I can only guess that some other thing was randomly pressing against the power button.
I was not aware this feature exists and certainly did not turn it on myself. It must have been turned on by default.
I was shocked because the phone suddenly started emitting a loud siren sound and then the operator came on speaker asking what the emergency is. All while I was still trying to figure out what the hell is even happening.
I managed to explain that there was no emergency and that my phone apparently made the call automatically. The operator was understanding and I was thinking that it probably wasn't the first call like that they received.
- SnowHill9902 4y agoThat’s lousy. Next time an attacker hears you call 911 (112), they’ll snatch your phone from your hands and tell the operator I’m sorry it just called by mistake. Oh don’t worry we’ll close the case now.