Gear News of the Week: Android Gets Emergency Live Video, and the P...
In recent developments, julian chokkattugeardec 13, 2025 6:00 amgear news of the week: android gets emergency live video, and the pixel watch 4 supports gesturesplus: apple fitness+ expands to new markets, it’s even easier to add photos to aura’s digital frames, and the new nocs speakers go heavy metal According to reports, courtesy of google; nocs designcommentloadersave storysave this storycommentloadersave storysave this storyforget just calling 911; if you have an android phone, you can now share live video directly with the dispatcher Interestingly, it's a new feature google announced this week called android emergency live video, and it's rolling out to folks in the us, along with select regions in germany and mexico, for phones running android 8 and newer with google play services In recent developments, this capability becomes available during an emergency call or text, as a dispatcher can send a request to your phone to share live video According to reports, you need to tap to accept the request, and your phone's camera will start streaming footage, whether that's to assess a fallen tree on the road or to guide you through cpr until an ambulance arrives Interestingly, google says the feature is encrypted, and you can stop sharing the live video feed at any time This highlights that there's nothing you need to do to set the feature up Experts suggest that courtesy of googlegear roundupall the top gear news of the week in one place
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