Earlier this year we saw Text-to-911 launch in several areas around the country with the effort to improve public safety.
It works wherever text to 911 is available (predominantly Chicago, Dallas, Indiana, Maine, and Vermont).
We would love your feedback and thoughts.
In my head I'd love to be able to morse-code SOS on the volume keys as a trigger. Possibly once on the v-down, phone vibrates and then again on the up to stop accidents.
I wonder if the UK can accept SMS messages on it's 999 or 111 service... love the app though :)
Can you at that point have an option to initiate a call to 911 (through a locked screen)? I'm not familiar with android development.
Don't guess, play it safe, but remember, if too many people start to test before a policy is set up, you are going to have a negative impact on the workload of the center, and they will discontinue the service. Not good for anyone.
The FCC website has more information about TT911 here: http://www.fcc.gov/text-to-911
911 is not a trivial service that can be tested blindly.
Within the app itself you can move the pin (a la Uber/Lyft style to update the address) you want to send.
Here is a bit on the current status of Wireless Enhanced 911
Cellphones used to have similar emergency buttons. People sitting on their phones caused too many calls and these buttons have now disappeared. [1]
Sure, the old one-button emergency call feature is gone because of excessive accidental calls, but that's not what this is (even substituting "text" for "call".)
Yes, this is a problem, but this 90% error rate is based on statistical data from a particular area.
