Google
Adds Emergency Location Feature to its Phone App for Android Users
Google has added a new safety feature that will help
people in case of emergency. Google has added “Emergency Location Feature” to Phone
App of Android Users. This is a very useful feature when you call an emergency
number like 911, a location card will now appear on your screen containing
necessary information. This information will include your current address along
with a small map as well as your exact coordinates which will help in getting
the location for the emergency service provider.
This feature
will helpful in a case when you get injured and need help, but don’t know
exactly where you are. Thus when you make emergency call all essential location
info will pop up which you can provide it to the emergency service provider on
your exact location.
The new update has a very nifty feature for when you
are in a jam — if you happen to be calling 911 (or whatever the emergency
number for your current country is), your phone will give you a very useful
card, showing you your current location by address, coordinates, and also a
Google Maps pin.
After all, if you happen to witness a horrible road
accident, your first reaction would be to call 911(or other emergency nos according to your location), not check Google Maps for
your exact location. Good on Google for adding such a useful and potentially
life-saving feature to improve coordination between emergency callers and
staff. The irony is not lost on us that this update happens to come on the
heels of OnePlus 5 users discovering that dialing 911 causes their own phones
to crash.
Currently, this feature is available only for
Android users. You can download the app from Google Play Store. Phone
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.dialer&hl=en
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