Accidentally call emergency number

[Treesrgreen]

Does any kind person have any advice - my phone keep accidentally phoning the emergency number. I've caught it a few times but it's phoned through twice now. It's when the phone is in my pocket and I'm walking. Never happened before, ever, now I catch it quite a lot. I have a Samsung. Any suggestions? I've had a look at the settings but obviously I still need the function in the event of a real emergency. 

Thank you, 

T

[bristolian · Accepted solution]

There have been some recent articles on this subject on tech news sites, one example is https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/26/23773733/android-sos-emergency-call-uk-999-first-responder-google 

The current advice seems to be, disabling the auto-dial feature.

[JOMO7]

Maybe buy a phone case. When walking the creasing of your clothing is pressing the keypad, or the touchscreen. A case will minimise the issue of the pocket call. Another benefit is preventing a silent call accidentally to one of your contacts, who might end up hearing a conversation you would not want them to hear.