Google plans to update Android's Emergency SOS after UK police blame the feature, activated by repeatedly pressing a side button, for a surge in false 999 calls (Chris Vallance/BBC) 23-06-2023

Chris Vallance / BBC:
Google plans to update Android’s Emergency SOS after UK police blame the feature, activated by repeatedly pressing a side button, for a surge in false 999 calls — Police forces across the UK have warned that a new feature on some Android phones is plaguing switchboards with inadvertent “silent” 999 calls.