To stop the influx of emergency calls ... If you keep pressing and holding the button the Watch will automatically calls 911/999. While this can be very useful, it can also be triggered ...

A panic button attached to a cell phone can alert emergency personnel, says Kenny Kelley CEO of Silent Beacon.

The button is being pressed while people ... had received an “unprecedented” 9,500 calls through 999, and 3,000 on non-emergency lines. Only 20 per cent of them had required police to ...

IT Could be a life or death situation which makes an emergency button on your phone essential ... system for iPhone that will discretely ring 999 or the emergency number for your area and send ...

THE BT 999/112 service is experiencing a “significant increase” in calls, due to an Android update, which initiates an emergency call when the side button is pressed five times.

With Emergency SOS, you can press and hold the side button plus either volume button to make an emergency call. It's a fast way to contact the emergency services, especially if you're in a ...

Each errant 999 call can take 20 minutes ... The SOS feature allows Android users to quickly contact emergency services by pressing their device’s power button multiple times.

An investigation has been launched into BT after 999 stopped working for dozens of emergency services on Sunday ... meaning 999 is called when the power button is pressed five times - has been ...