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Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year ago

Android’s emergency call shortcut is flooding dispatchers with false calls

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Android’s emergency call shortcut is flooding dispatchers with false calls

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alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to

Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year ago

Google says it's working on a fix, but as usual, manufacturers will need to update.

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Yes, Google messed up and now abdicates all responsibility because of how fixes are pushed downstream to users.

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