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TL;DR
- Google is working on a new feature that will allow you to share live video with emergency services.
- It appears the feature will work similarly to the Emergency SOS Live Video feature Apple introduced to iOS 18 last year.
- It’s unclear if this feature will be exclusive to Pixels or available for all Android devices.
Pixel phones offer a range of features that can prove helpful in the case of an emergency. For example, there’s Car Crash Detection, Safety Check, Crisis alerts, and more. To add on to this list of emergency features, Google may take some inspiration from Apple.
One emergency feature that’s exclusive to Pixel owners is emergency video recording and sharing. This allows the user to record and save a video up to 45 minutes long. If you have Emergency Contacts set up, a link to the video will automatically be sent 15 seconds after you stop recording to the people you picked to be your contacts. Your Emergency Contacts can then use the link to download the video within seven days.