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Re:Pixel prevented me from calling 911 by rand49an on Thursday December 09, 2021 @04:11AM (#29495335)
The issue here is that Android has failed to exclude emergency calls from being routed to a VoIP provider. If it wasn't MS Teams causing this issue it could well have been another registered VoIP provider on that phone.
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Re:Pixel prevented me from calling 911 by zmmmmm on Thursday December 09, 2021 @05:02AM (#29495629)
And then you get the law suit because someone in a Wifi zone but without cell coverage couldn't call 911.
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Re:Pixel prevented me from calling 911 by nyuszika7h on Thursday December 09, 2021 @07:38AM (#29496674)
It's simple. Force it to go through the regular cellular network first, and if it doesn't exist (e.g. because you're on a WiFi-only tablet) or is unreachable then try to fall back to another app.
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Re:Pixel prevented me from calling 911 by ipython on Thursday December 09, 2021 @11:55AM (#29499786)
Most carriers have their own voip gateway already built into the carrier settings to handle this situation. No voip app needed.
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