But as one user found out, a little-known feature on Google Pixel phones can backfire β with embarrassing consequences. One male Pixel owner has been left red-faced after accidentally triggering the Emergency SOS tool on his device when half asleep. The nude sleeper, who goes by the name 'AssistancePretend' on Reddit , was mortified to discover he had sent a video of his bare crotch to his closest contacts.
If you're worried about making the same mistake, don't worry β you can easily turn off Emergency SOS in your device's settings. AssistancePretend accidentally sent a clip of his naked body to his emergency contacts thanks to Emergency SOS. Pictured, a frame from the footage with a purple heart obscuring the naked crotch. On a Pixel smartphone, Emergency SOS is activated by quickly pressing the power button five times or more β resulting in a 'blaring siren sound'.
The feature not only calls emergency services but has an option to send a freshly-recorded video clip to chosen emergency contacts. Reddit user AssistancePretend said he woke up to his normal morning alarm and reached over to 'press buttons to shut it up'. But in the process, the nude sleeper 'somehow hit the power button 5x and set off Emergency SOS', he explained in his post.
I see the notifications for "calling " and stuff about sending location and whatever else to emergency contacts. Unfortunately, the feature sent newly-recorded point-of-view footage of his naked crotch to 12 of his emergency contacts.
Before long, the 'phone starts ringing and texts start coming in' from his astonished contacts, although luckily 'nobody was upset or offended'. He said: 'Friends are concerned The post received more than 1, up-votes and some hilarious replies from fellow Reddit users, including one who said: 'Sleeping naked is always such a gamble. Another posted: 'Lol yep i'm deleting everyone off my emergency contacts list as we speak.
