AN Android user was left red-faced after a life-saving feature on their phone accidentally sent nude photos to friends and family.
The embarrassed owner of a Google Pixel sent off naked footage to 12 emergency contacts saved on their handset due to a simple mistake.
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Emergency SOS allows people to quickly request help when pressing the power button five times or more, which will follow with a loud siren.
An automatic countdown then starts before a call is made to emergency services and alerts loved ones.
The important tool will also send photos and videos from your camera to show your current state.
However, a Reddit user has revealed how he accidentally triggered the feature, sending naked pics to family and friends as a result.
Nude sleeper AssistancePretend668 revealed how he woke up to his normal morning alarm and tried to “press buttons to shut it up”.
“In the process, I somehow hit the power button 5x and set off Emergency SOS,” he said.
“The gentle ringing alarm turns into that blaring siren sound, jolting me about 5ft in the air, scrambling to stop it.
“I grab my phone and look at the screen (still half asleep). I see the notifications for “calling 911” and stuff about sending location and whatever else to emergency contacts.
“I’m thinking “S*** emergency services are going to come, my friends will get scared, and I’m just laying here naked in bed!!””
But before he had a chance to process what was happening and cancel it, the emergency image capture feature had sent contacts live shots of him totally nude.
“The phone starts ringing and texts start coming in,” he continued.
“Friends are concerned…but not so much about my safety but rather that MY PIXEL SENT EVERYBODY PHOTO/VIDEO OF ME NAKED.”
How to avoid embarrassment on your phone
Emergency SOS is a potentially life-saving feature so you probably don’t want to switch off.
If you’ve set it up with emergency contacts, you have 15 seconds after recording to cancel the video sharing element.
Sadly, that wasn’t enough for the user here.
If you would rather not be able to send photos and videos at all, you can simply turn that function off.
Search for Emergency SOS in the settings and you should see the option there.
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