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		xvector on Dec 9, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pixel prevented me from calling 911 I am amazed that no one at Google thought of what might happen if an app replacing the calling stack failed to dial 911.

encryptluks2 on Dec 9, 2021 | [–]

Maybe they thought, we could be like Apple and force everyone to use our apps or else... Or we can allow 3rd party dialer apps and notify the user of the risk deep in a ToS agreement.

alexiaya on Dec 9, 2021 | | [–]

ToS won't save them from a lawsuit in case of 911.

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