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Re:Android’s emergency call shortcut is flooding dispatchers... by mhardcastle on Monday June 26, 2023 @11:05PM (#36488416)
I also had a pixel begin to boot then make 911 calls upon getting moisture in it. I damaged the sim slot prying it out so it wouldn't dial 911 any more.

I figured my experience was a freak occurrence - how is this a (n=2) failure mode when getting wet!?

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Re:Android’s emergency call shortcut is flooding dispatchers... by MBCook on Monday June 26, 2023 @11:15PM (#36488473)
Sounds lucky. Phones can call 911 in the US without a sim, so that wouldn’t necessarily stop it.
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