Forget just calling 911; if you have an Android phone, you can now share live video directly with the dispatcher. It’s a new feature Google data-offer-url=”https://blog.google/products/android/emergency-live-video/” class=”external-link” data-event-click=”{"element":"ExternalLink","outgoingURL":"https://blog.google/products/android/emergency-live-video/"}” href=”https://blog.google/products/android/emergency-live-video/” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>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.
This capability becomes available during an emergency call or text, as a dispatcher can send a request to your phone to share live video. You need to tap to…
