My phone called 911

[WhiteNoise]

Wow, what a way to be woken up. My wife and I were sound asleep this morning when there was banging on the side of our bedroom window (which is located towards the rear of our home, with a fence between us and the street. It was the Fire dept. They were yelling through our window about an emergency and to come to our door. groggily we quickly tossed some clothes on and went to our front door to find 3 firemen and one police officer. They claimed that someone had called 911 and that they were investigating. After assuring them that we were all ok and no help was needed (we checked both kids too) they said ok and left.

I returned to my bedroom and looked at my phone, a 911 call had been placed. wtf? I quickly walked outside where the Police officer was parked and explained to him that my phone showed a 911 call going out but that I was sleeping. He thanked me and then took off.

So I have a Oneplus 12 and wear a Oneplus watch 2 while sleeping. Does anyone know how this could happen? My phone was charging on my bedside table. Looking over my phone, I'm not sure how this happened. I don't want this to happen again though. Not a good way to wake up. lol A complete waste of city resources too I might add.


/edit I just turned off SOS in settings. I still want to know why this happened. Did it hear me snoring and think I was dying??

 

[Ruru]

My best guess would be a some kind of a software bug. Never had experienced that myself that my phone would've called 112 (our local emergency number) by itself

Though back in the day as a kid, my 3310 did some pocket calls when I was skateboarding

 

[Beginner Macro Device]

Could be some ninja doing their ninja things to prank you a big time.

That, or you need to report this to OnePlus so they fix this behaviour.

 

[68Olds]

Sounds like your watch did it. I know I've changed all sort of setting in my Garmin watch while sleeping.
https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePlus12/comments/1cy4jly

 

[ForAllMankind]

Wow, what a way to be woken up. My wife and I were sound asleep this morning when there was banging on the side of our bedroom window (which is located towards the rear of our home, with a fence between us and the street. It was the Fire dept. They were yelling through our window about an emergency and to come to our door. groggily we quickly tossed some clothes on and went to our front door to find 3 firemen and one police officer. They claimed that someone had called 911 and that they were investigating. After assuring them that we were all ok and no help was needed (we checked both kids too) they said ok and left.

I returned to my bedroom and looked at my phone, a 911 call had been placed. wtf? I quickly walked outside where the Police officer was parked and explained to him that my phone showed a 911 call going out but that I was sleeping. He thanked me and then took off.

So I have a Oneplus 12 and wear a Oneplus watch 2 while sleeping. Does anyone know how this could happen? My phone was charging on my bedside table. Looking over my phone, I'm not sure how this happened. I don't want this to happen again though. Not a good way to wake up. lol A complete waste of city resources too I might add.


/edit I just turned off SOS in settings. I still want to know why this happened. Did it hear me snoring and think I

I have a Samsung and if I click too rapidly the emergency number starts to call my local PD, the quick scare I got was when I forgot to switch my phone off and then I put it in my pocket and my motion, movement when I was walking made me call my grandfather. Maybe the same happened to you, when you were asleep you called an emergency number through your smart watch, if you move a lot in your sleep (I know I do)

 

[mb194dc]

Bug or hack and prank...

 

[Solaris17]

I just turned off SOS

I was about to say sounds like your sleeping pinched a button or got touched.

 

[Caring1]

Or you're a somnambulist and do stuff in your sleep you don't remember upon waking.

 

[Frick]

Or you're a somnambulist and do stuff in your sleep you don't remember upon waking.

Or just touching the phone accidentally. This summer I woke up with this and this site open on the phone.

 

[Tatty_Two]

In the UK it would be easy for the emergency services to check as these days all emergency calls are recorded (because you have to actually speak to them) so the police can prosecute fake callers which apparently happens a lot, I assume in CA there is some traceable electronic system where you can just push a button with no need to speak and they can trace the exact location and react?