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Re:I Give Up on Free Software Phones by jstarfish on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @07:06PM (#36411997)
Phones really need a hardware button or key combination for this-- tap out SOS on the power button or something.

It may well be the last phone call one makes in their life, but the ability to do it at all is predicated on the integrity of a piece of glass. It's insane.

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Re:I Give Up on Free Software Phones by bobthepanda on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @07:37PM (#36412290)
Iphones do have a hardware button combo for 911 that doesn’t require the screen if you hold down long enough: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208076

The issue is that you don’t want the button to be easy enough to press that 911 gets flooded with butt dials.

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