Pixel, Google and Emergency SOS

Google Pixel phone’s Emergency SOS sent a person’s nudes to friends
The emergency assistance system on Pixel phones can also record videos and share it with your friends and family members. You can choose to disable it, though.
Google's extra step for Emergency SOS on the Pixel Watch is now available
Google's previously-announced extra step for Emergency SOS is now available on Pixel Watch to help avoid accidental triggers.
A hard mistake to make: Pixel Emergency SOS accidentally shares someone's nudes
Pixel phones have an Emergency SOS feature, and someone accidentally sent a nude video to contacts after unintentionally activating it.
Google makes it harder to accidentally call 911 with your Pixel Watch
A new feature will help reduce the number of accidental 911 calls from Pixel Watches, and it's rolling out to Pixel Watch users now.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
Google Pixel Watch's emergency calling just got a little less instant
If you do not like this behavior, you can revert to the old one, where the watch would call 911 or your pre-specified emergency contact after a 5-second countdown. To do this, navigate to Settings > Safety and emergency > Emergency SOS and tap Ways to start SOS. From the menu that opens, scroll down and select the Automatically call option.
Pixel Watch updated with Emergency SOS confirmation step
Google is rolling out a Personal Safety update that adds a confirmation step for Emergency SOS on the Pixel Watch.
Google Pixel’s Emergency SOS features sends nudes of a man to contacts in a shocking glitch
A Google Pixel user accidentally triggered the Emergency SOS feature, which then sent nude photos to his contacts. The feature automatically shared photos along with emergency alerts, leading to an embarrassing situation.
Google finally fixed the SOS issue on the Pixel Watch
Well, Google finally fixed the SOS feature on the Pixel Watch. In case you don’t know, you can easily contact emergency services using your Pixel Watch. All you have to do is tap the crown five ...
Your Pixel Watch is changing how emergency calls work, and here's what to know
The updated Pixel Watch emergency SOS workflow Google announced last month is now rolling out for the smartwatch.
How Google Pixel user’s ‘SOS error’ shared nude video with friends
A Google Pixel user accidentally activated the phone’s Emergency SOS feature, which contacted emergency services and shared a ...
Android’s Emergency SOS just gave one Pixel owner my worst privacy nightmare – here’s how to avoid similar embarrassment
Emergency SOS caused one user major embarrassment when it shared a video of them naked – here’s how to make sure that doesn’t ...
My mobile accidentally sent nude pics to all my friends – change setting on your phone now to avoid same embarrassment
AN Android user was left red-faced after a life-saving feature on their phone accidentally sent nude photos to friends and ...
Google’s New Lockdown Makes Pixel Even More Like iPhone
Google’s latest Android lockdown continues to narrow the gap to iPhone. But more critically, we are now seeing a significant ...