Google fixes nightmare Android bug that stopped user from calling 911

Photo by Jonnica Hill on Unsplash. Article by Ron Amadeo. Ars Technica – January 5, 2022.

Android’s January security patch is out, and it’s addressing one of the nastiest Android bugs to come up in some time: certain apps can stop you from contacting 911 or other worldwide emergency services numbers. In early December, a harrowing tale popped up in the GooglePixel subreddit from a user whose Pixel 3 crashed when they needed it most: while dialing 911 for their grandmother who “appeared to be having a stroke.” […]

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