Pixel, Google and Emergency SOS

A hard mistake to make: Pixel Emergency SOS accidentally shares someone's nudes
Pixel phones have an Emergency SOS feature, and someone accidentally sent a nude video to contacts after unintentionally activating it.
Google Pixel phone’s Emergency SOS sent a person’s nudes to friends
The emergency assistance system on Pixel phones can also record videos and share it with your friends and family members. You can choose to disable it, though.
Google's extra step for Emergency SOS on the Pixel Watch is now available
Google's previously-announced extra step for Emergency SOS is now available on Pixel Watch to help avoid accidental triggers.
Pixel Watch updated with Emergency SOS confirmation step
Google is rolling out a Personal Safety update that adds a confirmation step for Emergency SOS on the Pixel Watch.
Google Pixel Watch's emergency calling just got a little less instant
If you do not like this behavior, you can revert to the old one, where the watch would call 911 or your pre-specified emergency contact after a 5-second countdown. To do this, navigate to Settings > Safety and emergency > Emergency SOS and tap Ways to start SOS. From the menu that opens, scroll down and select the Automatically call option.
Google Pixel’s Emergency SOS features sends nudes of a man to contacts in a shocking glitch
A Google Pixel user accidentally triggered the Emergency SOS feature, which then sent nude photos to his contacts. The feature automatically shared photos along with emergency alerts, leading to an embarrassing situation.
Google makes it harder to accidentally call 911 with your Pixel Watch
A new feature will help reduce the number of accidental 911 calls from Pixel Watches, and it's rolling out to Pixel Watch users now.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
Google finally fixed the SOS issue on the Pixel Watch
A few weeks ago, we got the news that Google was working on a way to combat this. Code in the Pixel Watch app pointed to Google making it harder to accidentally summon the SOS fun
Your Pixel Watch is changing how emergency calls work, and here's what to know
The updated Pixel Watch emergency SOS workflow Google announced last month is now rolling out for the smartwatch.
Android’s Emergency SOS just gave one Pixel owner my worst privacy nightmare – here’s how to avoid similar embarrassment
Emergency SOS caused one user major embarrassment when it shared a video of them naked – here’s how to make sure that doesn’t ...
Android user accidentally texts nudes to friends, family due to emergency alert: ‘Great way to send d–k pics’
An Android user accidentally sent a naked photo of himself to his friends and family when he unknowingly set off a security ...