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Some OnePlus 5s Are Reportedly Rebooting After Dialing 911 (theverge.com)
The OnePlus 5, dubbed "the best sub-$500 phone you can buy" when it launched, is having a few problems. Earlier this month, some owners of the new device complained about a weird jelly-like effect that appears when scrolling through apps. OnePlus went on to claim that the effect is normal and not the result of any manufacturing issues. Now, a handful of users are reporting that the OnePlus 5 will reboot itself once 911 is called, preventing them from reaching emergency services. The Verge reports: Reddit user Nick Morrelli noticed the glitch after he tried to call 911 to report a building fire in Seattle, and other users have reported that the OnePlus 5 is unable to dial 911 (or 999 in the UK, as another user reported) without rebooting. While most users haven't reported having the issue, any percentage of devices not being able to reach emergency services is a major issue for OnePlus. In a statement to The Verge, OnePlus says it's looking into the problem. "We have contacted the customer and are currently looking into the issue. We ask anyone experiencing a similar situation to contact us at support@oneplus.net."
911 is a joke on your Chinese phone.
The screen jellly effect is from the screens being installed backwards, and being flipped in software. Supposed an android fix will fix that problem.
You can tell how powerful someone is by the magnitude of the crime they can commit and be able to get away with.
is to use a real phone to call 911.
Everyone knows that a smartphone is great at everything except for being a phone.
OnePlus 5 will reboot itself once 911 is called, preventing them from reaching emergency services.
Hopefully the manufacturer will realize that it will hurt their resale business if their customers die ... and while using their product.
It must have been something you assimilated. . . .
Now just think of the harrowing situation someone had to go through to discover this flaw.
You mean like every person in need of emergency services before cell phones were invented? Not that I'm defending the company or want to turn back time, but this used to be the norm. Either crawl back to civilization where someone has a landline, pray that someone will report you missing and a search party or random stranger will find you or lay down and die. In fact quite a few people have died because of their over-reliance on being able to call help and you might say a lot of people that ought to have died have been saved despite their poor judgement. It's just that modern society has moved the goal posts to where you expect 911 to be available at your whim.
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It's just that modern society has moved the goal posts to where you expect 911 to be available at your whim.
Yes, and then people plan according to the goal posts, and then the point at which the situation becomes harrowing moves.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
Otherwise when their phones catch fire, their friends are going to be unable to call for help.
#DeleteChrome
Why would anyone use an operating system designed by an advertising company?
In the rest of the world on any GSM phone you can dial 112 and it will be redirected to the local emergency number. Does this work in the USA? Will it cause a reboot? It should certainly work in the UK. If it works it might at least be a workaround.
You are just holding it wrong.
Q: Why is starting a comment in the Subject: line incredibly irritating?
Shutting down free speech with violence isn't fighting fascism. It IS fascism!
Two phones ago mine would occasionally reboot calling *any* number. And the dialer was slower than molasses in January.
Software. Cell phones today mostly are pretty terrible phones.
deleting the extra space after periods so i can stay relevant, yeah.
In the US and Europe, telephone network operators are required to provide 911 (or equivalent) access to all devices regardless of status.
It doesn't matter if the customer was disconnected for non-payment, or if the phone is missing a SIM. In the US, it should work on any network that the phone is physically capable of transmitting to, regardless of roaming agreements or other authorizations.
Supporting this functionality on the handset requires that the software (a) know which numbers qualify as emergency services, and (b) override the normal modem configuration. I suspect (a) is simple enough to implement, so (b) is probably where the problems lie.
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That sounds like a hardware problem. I know there's a lack of QA these days, but it is a motherfucking phone, first.