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by gregsadetsky 2928 days ago
I absolutely agree that any new solution will need to be transparent / obvious / non-3rd party app based.

While getting Apple and Google on board may seem like a tall order (I’m sure it is), both have implemented 112’s AML spec natively. Google is also driving this with their Android ELS efforts.

Having emergency responders, and public opinion, on the side of this happening should convince both A and G to look into this.

... and yes, replace the SOS dialpad (!) with something better.

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It does seem like Google has already quietly done this with Android's ELS https://crisisresponse.google/emergencylocationservice/how-i...