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Re:Show HN: TT911 – Text 911 your location and name without ... by piptastic on Friday July 11, 2014 @01:17PM (#8021272)
When the location isn't available, and they try to use it and you state that it isn't available...

Can you at that point have an option to initiate a call to 911 (through a locked screen)? I'm not familiar with android development.

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Re:Show HN: TT911 – Text 911 your location and name without ... by osipovas on Friday July 11, 2014 @02:34PM (#8021665)
No. On Android only System Apps have permissions to place a call to 911 or other Emergency Numbers (112 etc). We can definitely dial the emergency number, 911 in North America, for the user (they still need to unlock the phone to press the "Call Button" unfortunately.
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