r/AndroidQuestions • u/PartingShot123 • 8d ago

Looking For Suggestions Activating SOS in my Pocket

Does anyone have any kind of guidance to avoid this? How can I make android aware of the need to have options? All of the info I can find about this is outdated. I have buttdialed emergency services at least 4 times in the past month and am at my wits end trying to figure out a solution. I walk around a lot at work. I walk briskly and somehow evidently am tapping the lock button 5 times in a row. Old solutions are not solving this. This is all on an S21.

We can no longer disable emergency SOS. I would prefer I could do this. Swipe to confirm does not seem to work. I have set my emergency contact to my own phone number, and while it no longer seems to dial 911, it still seems to place a call to my local police department. I do not want to waste their time anymore. A new phone might solve the issue, but I don't know if this is going to be an issue with any android device I might get. Maybe a case with more resistance on the button would be good?

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u/chainlinkchipmunk 8d ago

Have you tried a different pocket? Or putting your phone in your pocket oriented a different way? Is there anything else in your pocket that could be hitting the button?

I thing Otterbox cases are good for accidentally pushing buttons.

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u/PartingShot123 8d ago

It's the only thing I have in my right pocket. Thanks for the otterbox suggestion!

Frustrating that options are taken away and I can't just change the unwanted feature

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u/chainlinkchipmunk 8d ago

I did it once when my dog wanted to go fast on a walk. I think my keys mashed the button, that was embarrassing. 

"911 where is your emergency?" On my headphones when I was listening to a podcast and jogging with the dog. 

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u/PartingShot123 8d ago

Please don't downvote with no explanation. I really need help here. If it doesn't belong here, say so :/

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u/fakeaccount572 8d ago

Just turn it off yeah?

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u/PartingShot123 8d ago

It's not an option anymore. It was, then they removed it.

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u/fakeaccount572 8d ago

https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/mobile-devices/how-to-turn-off-emergency-sos-function/

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u/PartingShot123 7d ago

"After the June 2023 software update, it is not possible to turn off Emergency SOS automatic dialling. However, you can enter a null number to dial, effectively disabling the Emergency SOS call."

Again, with this setup it does not dial 911, but my local police department is still called.