Some phones, you have to manually swipe on the screen, other phones, it automatically calls after a 5-10 second cooldown (varies by phone)

Some of you might already know that, this is more like a reminder that it exists.

Why YSK: If you don’t think you’ll ever need to make such calls, you should probably disable it to prevent accidentially dialing (or if it doesn’t let you disable it, change the default emergency number to 0000000000).

OR If you are in an abusive household and think you might need to quickly call for help, you might wanna have it enabled, set to automatically call after 5 presses, and set it with the shortest possible timer, and remember this option in case you ever need it (and hopefully, the people with guns don’t point them at you when they come).

Why I posted this (Household Violence Warning):

My brother flipped out for no reason, I was so scared, that I had my hand on my phone’s power button just in case, with pepper spray in my other hand. I mean, idgaf anymore, if he wanna kill me, I’m bringing in the authorities, if they shoot us both, whatever, fuck this life, he ain’t gonna get away with killing me (or attempting to). Luckily, I haven’t need to do so… yet…

I just want to remind everyone of the quick option to call for help (in case you are in a situation where you have no other choice).

  • @the_tab_key
    6•1 day ago

    Super cool feature when the button sticks. Had a pixel 3a with a stick power button. Barely anything I could do to prevent it from spamming 911 over and over again except hit the call cancel button as soon as the call appeared. Luckily was able to get the screen off quickly and disconnect the button.