{"id":383566,"date":"2021-12-19T20:49:36","date_gmt":"2021-12-19T17:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/urgent-warning-issued-to-android-users-over-glitch-affecting-911-calls\/"},"modified":"2021-12-19T20:49:36","modified_gmt":"2021-12-19T17:49:36","slug":"urgent-warning-issued-to-android-users-over-glitch-affecting-911-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/urgent-warning-issued-to-android-users-over-glitch-affecting-911-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"#Urgent warning issued to Android users over glitch affecting 911 calls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Urgent warning issued to Android users over glitch affecting 911 calls<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Any\u00a0Android\u00a0user who has\u00a0Microsoft\u00a0Teams installed on their phone needs to\u00a0update\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lication right away or risk being unable to call emergency services.<\/p>\n<p>The glitch apparently causes\u00a0Android phones\u00a0to \u201cfreeze\u201d during an attempted 911 call.<\/p>\n<p>Though the phone will say it\u2019s trying to share location with emergency services, the call does not connect, and there\u2019s no indication that any\u00a0data is shared.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0Bell, an \u201cunintended interaction\u201d between Microsoft Teams and the Android operating system renders cell phones unable to place outgoing calls to 911.<\/p>\n<p>Outgoing calls to other numbers were completed successfully.<\/p>\n<p>The flaw was initially pointed out by a\u00a0Google Pixel\u00a0user who shared their experience on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The user titled their\u00a0post, \u201cPixel prevented me from calling 911.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In their account of the incident, the user said the\u00a0Google\u00a0Pixel \u201cfroze\u201d and was\u00a0unresponsive\u00a0when they called emergency services during their grandmother\u2019s medical emergency.<\/p>\n<p>After dialing 911, the phone was \u201cstuck immediately\u201d and the user was \u201cunable to do anything\u201d on the device or complete the call.<\/p>\n<p>The Reddit user had a landline nearby, and was able to\u00a0access 911\u00a0that way, but replicated the glitch again on their cell phone later.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/android-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"According to tech experts, Android phone users have experienced a glitch where they are unable to place an outgoing call to 911 in the event of an emergency.  \" class=\"wp-image-20546239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/android-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/android-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/android-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>According to tech experts, Android phone users have experienced a glitch where they are unable to place an outgoing call to 911 in the event of an emergency.  <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Rafael Henrique\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/android-02-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"After dialing 911, the phone was &quot;stuck immediately&quot; and the user was &quot;unable to do anything&quot; on the device or complete the call.\" class=\"wp-image-20546241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/android-02-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/android-02-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/android-02-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>After dialing 911, the phone was \u201cstuck immediately\u201d and the user was \u201cunable to do anything\u201d on the device or complete the call.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">David Paul Morris\/Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Google responded to the user\u2019s post, saying that the glitch only appeared under \u201ca limited set of circumstances\u201d on \u201ca small number of devices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The glitch apparently only\u00a0occurs\u00a0in phones that have certain versions of the app, and only when the user is not logged in to Teams.<\/p>\n<p>Both Google and Microsoft are reportedly working to ensure the glitch can\u2019t happen again.<\/p>\n<p>Updating to the newest version through the Google Play store fixes the dangerous flaw.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally appeared on\u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/lifestyle\/4302207\/hardballing-new-dating-trend-single-people-savage\/\"><em>The Sun<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0and has been reproduced here with permission.<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The glitch apparently causes\u00a0Android phones\u00a0to \u201cfreeze\u201d during an attempted 911 call. 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