When you dial an emergency number, like 999 in the UK, you'll see an 'Emergency number' screen. This screen has info and features to help during the emergency.
Important: Some of these steps work only on Android 9 and up. Learn how to check your Android version.
Read your location to the operator
- Open the Phone app
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- Dial an emergency number.
- From your screen, read your location info aloud to the emergency operator. Depending what your phone can detect, you could see:
- Street address.
- Plus code (a shorter version of longitude and latitude). Emergency operators might recognise these codes.
- Longitude and latitude.
- Map.
Share location and emergency details without speaking (US, UK and AU only)
Important: The automated service works in the country where your SIM card is registered. It won't work when you're travelling, or with Project Fi.
- On your Pixel phone, open the Phone app
- Dial an emergency number.
- On your screen, tap either Medical, Fire or Police.
- The emergency operator will hear:
- That this voice service is automated
- The kind of help that you need
- Your location, if your phone can detect it
The operator hears your info in your region's primary language. If that language doesn't work with text-to-speech, your phone uses a similar language, or English.