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- Your Pixel clock can call the emergency services by tapping the krone five times.
- To avoid random calls, Google adds a new confirmation stage.
- Although this is the new standard, you can manually switch to the old automatic behavior.
When you are in an emergency, the time of essence is, and minutes can spell the difference between life and death. And even though that is precisely why we have functions on modern devices that Detection of car accidentIf you help automate access to emergency services, the implementation of such a system can be a nice balancing action, as you also need to avoid wasting the authority’s time with false positives. Last month we learned about a small change Google worked to reduce unnecessary emergency calls, and this week it looks like it finally rolls out.
So far, Google Pixel Watch models have offered the opportunity to quickly get in touch with the emergency services by quickly tapping the crown in five times in a row. When activated in this way, you will see a brief countdown on the SmartWatch screen and give you the opportunity to cancel if you summon the incorrect feature, otherwise an emergency call will automatically connect.
Last month, however, we discovered the work on a change in that workflow It will require positive confirmation of the user’s intention by adding a step that requires you to press and hold the screen for three seconds. Just a few days later, Google confirmed the changeannounce that this behavior would be the new standard for Pixel Watch users when it rolled out.
Three weeks later, 9to5google Have now discovered the update that finally beat smart watches. After updating to personal security for wear OS version 2025.01.23.X, you should be presented with a new notice on your Pixel clock that introduces you to the new emergency call process.
Although this is in the end just a small fine adjustment to the old routine, considering what soon, if and when that moment comes, you will not guess yourself and feel unsure whether help is on the way or not.
If you do not like the thought of this extra confirmation stage at all, you can always go in clock settings and manually switch back to the old behavior.
