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).
Had to try it ASAP, didn’t work.
My phone lets me hold the button down, then gives the option for emergency call next to the power off, restart, and lockdown buttons.
Hmm… what phone do you have if you don’t mind me asking?
Well, now you know your phone works differently, and know what buttons to press if you ever need to make that call one day (hopefully you never have to)
It’s a Motorola running (I believe) the most recent Android update.
Mine opened the camera the first time, then emergency call the second time.