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Google Pixels have been able to detect when you’ve had an accident since an update last year, but now they’re getting a new emergency dialer so that from the lock screen we can access local police , firefighters and medical services.
Phone app on Google Pixel
As a source from Android Police, it has been confirmed that Google is rolling out a new phone app update to include a new emergency dialer that initiates a phone call to these very important services at certain times.
When a upward gesture from the bottom of the phone, you can access a new emergency marker with a button that we have to press. When you tap it, Pixel phones show emergency numbers in your area so you can make a quick call.
From what it seems, this novelty is part of the march pixel update and as you can see in the screenshots provided, each emergency call button has its own label so that the emergency service needed can be quickly identified.
For a few years, Google has been improving Android so that it has enough tools for this type of case. In fact, you can even add medical information to an Android phone so that you can access it in the event of an accident or similar event.
Our smartphones are very useful when we have them configured correctly, or as in this case, from the lock screen in a few seconds we can call one of these emergency services directly.
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