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drama4jc Author

Level 1

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Calling Emergency Services with Side Buttons

So, Apple... what is the justification for locking up my iPhone X after I mistakenly called Emergency Services with the side buttons? Once I pulled over my motorcycle and realized what I had done, my phone was a brick. Of course there is a button-pushing sequence that is required to unlock the phone but I didn’t know what that was, and my phone was a brick so I couldn’t look up what the button-pushing sequence was... and I’m pretty sure most people aren’t born with the knowledge... So, I rode my motorcycle the rest of the way home with no phone!!

Your bizarre emergency-services logic actually made me less safe!! What’s up???

iPhone XS Max

Posted on Apr 29, 2019 6:29 PM

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ckuan

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120,788 points

Posted on Apr 29, 2019 7:28 PM

FYI, Apple is not here. This is a user to user technical forum.

Here the online User Guide: Welcome - Apple Support

Do you ride your bike without knowing how the bike works?

You're right, like many things: nobody is born with any knowledge....

Tips: Use Emergency SOS on your iPhone - Apple Support

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