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A new iPhone update is causing false emergency calls, resulting in fire departments responding to crash scenes that are nonexistent. On Monday, the Suamico Fire Department posted on Facebook ...
Dispatchers in Utah told a local news outlet they've seen an uptick in accidental 911 calls from skiers due to Apple's crash-detection technology.
As many as 50% of emergency calls may be accidental calls. [10] On many older phones in the United States, pushing and holding down the number '9' key will cause the phone to automatically dial 911. In many regions, the operators must spend time and resources to determine whether the call is real or accidental.
Dispatcher Kim Krause said the boy called 911 after he and his family were stumped by his math problems. WBAY Deputy Chase Mason was able to help, but asked the boy not to call 911 outside of a ...
iPhone 5 users experienced dropped calls during the release of iOS 6.1.3 when there was an issue with the audio microphone profile. This also caused issues with many voice-over commands, including Siri, to get different results than expected or to fail easily. Apple fixed this bug with the release of iOS 6.1.4, which updated the audio speaker ...
Crash Detection has triggered during roller coaster rides because devices have mistaken the rides' sudden stops for car crashes. [12] [13]In Minnesota in early 2023, emergency responders in multiple counties reported receiving calls triggered by Crash Detection where no emergency existed, including several from snowmobile riders.
One user on Reddit was curious enough to ask about one specific type of story: the "dumbest" calls they've been dispatched to. EMTs and paramedics came out in droves to share these experiences ...
Other numbers including 911 may be answered [4], though this is strongly discouraged by governments [5] [6]. For people with a speech or hearing impairment, 106 can be called from telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) textphones. [7] 000 is the only emergency number that can be dialled from fixed lines including public payphones.