Effectively, that’s some emergency!
An Android consumer unintentionally despatched a unadorned photograph of himself to his family and friends when he unknowingly set off a safety alert.
Reddit consumer @AssistancePretend668 bared the embarrassing story on the Google Pixel thread.
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“My day started off quite interestingly,” the individual wrote earlier than explaining that he went to mattress late at night time within the nude and set an alarm to make sure he wakened on time.
When his alarm began ringing the subsequent morning, he began “swatting” at his cellphone whereas nonetheless bare and “half asleep,” urgent buttons to close it off.
Nevertheless, in his drowsy state, he unintentionally pressed the facility button 5 instances, activating the “Emergency SOS” function.
The “gentle ringing” then escalated to a “blaring siren sound” that startled the sleeper, who shot off the bed to cease it.
“I grab my phone and look at the screen (still half asleep),” he recounted.
“I see the notifications for ‘calling 911’ and stuff about sending location and whatever else to emergency contacts. I’m thinking ‘S–T emergency services are going to come, my friends will get scared, and I’m just laying here naked in bed!!’”
He finally canceled the 911 name and thought all had been resolved till receiving calls and texts from family and friends.
“Friends are concerned … but not so much about my safety but rather that MY PIXEL SENT EVERYBODY PHOTO/VIDEO OF ME NAKED,” he stated.
The Android consumer had their photograph set to routinely snap a photograph and ship it to their emergency contacts. However as a result of the person was holding his cellphone whereas bare in mattress, the shot captured revealed extra than simply his location.
“So yes, Pixel’s SOS features are a great way to send d–k pics to people, folks,” he joked.
He acknowledged the function does enable customers to the touch and maintain inside a purple circle for 3 seconds earlier than starting the emergency protocols — he simply wasn’t lucky sufficient to have set it up.
“Hope this gave everyone a good laugh,” he wrote, including, “My embarrassment gave everyone a jolly start to their day or a fun 1 am booty call, depending on time zone.”
Android’s Emergency SOS options might be custom-made or turned off — so perhaps examine your settings now.
