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Without Anyone Noticing Iphones Get A Feature To Secretly Call The Police by stevespack(m): 2:04am On Nov 11, 2016
Just few days ago Apple rolled out iOS 10.2 beta 2 earlier this week and one of the features that nobody noticed, but which could come in super handy, is Emergency SOS, which lets you call the police without anyone noticing.

Those familiar with the Apple ecosystem might remember that iPhones already had a way to secretly call the police by telling Siri to “charge my phone to 100 percent,” but Cupertino decided to remove it, most likely because everyone was aware of it, so the command wasn’t so discrete as it was supposed to be at first.
But with iOS 10.2 beta 2, Apple is testing a new Emergency SOS feature that makes more sense and is inspired from the Apple Watch, which also got similar functionality with watchOS 3.

Specifically, starting this beta, and most likely with the stable version due in the coming months, iPhone users will be able to alert the police by simply tapping the power button five times. The purpose here is to be able to do the whole thing while your iPhone is in the pocket, so nobody around you can notice that you’re calling the cops.

Once you do that, the iPhone displays a three-second countdown that allows you to cancel the call should you have pressed the power button accidentally, but if no action is performed, the phone contacts the emergency services and provides information such as location. Of course, you must be living in one of the 14 countries that are supported at the moment, such as the UK and the US, but Apple will most likely expand this feature to more of them in the coming months.

By default, this feature comes enabled in iOS 10.2 beta 2, but you can disable it from Settings > General > Emergency SOS.
On the Apple Watch, those who want to discretely call the police can keep the side button pressed for five seconds, after which the same counter shows up before eventually alerting emergency services.
http://eisteve..com.ng/2016/11/lets-talk-about-without-anyone-noticing.html

Re: Without Anyone Noticing Iphones Get A Feature To Secretly Call The Police by perfectwazobia1: 4:28am On Nov 11, 2016
Ok
Re: Without Anyone Noticing Iphones Get A Feature To Secretly Call The Police by srrrr(m): 4:28am On Nov 11, 2016
What of Nigerian Police.
Press your power button 100 times, dey no go hear.

Sorry to those who bought the iPhone 7 in Nigeria, because this feature IS NOT FOR YOUUUUUUUU

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Re: Without Anyone Noticing Iphones Get A Feature To Secretly Call The Police by Whizpeter(m): 4:28am On Nov 11, 2016
This one won't work in Nigeria!
Re: Without Anyone Noticing Iphones Get A Feature To Secretly Call The Police by pacino26(m): 4:45am On Nov 11, 2016
srrrr:
What of Nigerian Police.
Press your power button 100 times, dey no go hear.

Sorry to those who bought the iPhone 7 in Nigeria, because this feature IS NOT FOR YOUUUUUUUU

Most of the features in iPhone 5 sef no de work for Nigeria.
Re: Without Anyone Noticing Iphones Get A Feature To Secretly Call The Police by Davedoz(m): 9:19am On Nov 11, 2016
srrrr:
What of Nigerian Police.
Press your power button 100 times, dey no go hear.

Sorry to those who bought the iPhone 7 in Nigeria, because this feature IS NOT FOR YOUUUUUUUU





Yes ooo Naija police no go hear you ooo. But our people go still abuse am. Them go dey call police anyhow. When police show them no go see anybody for the location. Them go use am suffer police.
Re: Without Anyone Noticing Iphones Get A Feature To Secretly Call The Police by Nobody: 9:19pm On May 18, 2019
Very incredible smiley
Re: Without Anyone Noticing Iphones Get A Feature To Secretly Call The Police by bravesoul247(m): 11:18pm On May 18, 2019
This feature go make sense. Some brands can adopt this. Transsion devices can learn this. .

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