iPhone 8+ And Emergency SOS

[Johnno260]

Be careful if you have an IPhone 8 or higher that you jam into a saddle pack, if you have the emergency sos turned on it may call 112...

I couldn’t understand the weird siren noise my phone made in the pack, followed by voices from the phone, I hung up not looking at the number, then had a call back instantly from sussex police.

least they saw the funny side, I was mortified.

 

[Cycleops]

Looks like you’re not alone:
https://www.slashgear.com/iphone-sos-feature-blamed-for-hundreds-of-false-911-calls-23520832/

 

[Johnno260]

I have disabled it now, it’s a nice idea but potential for mistakes is high.

Other issue is the phones getting bigger all time.