Google has released a special feature for India. The car crash detection feature available in Google Pixel phones helps you in emergencies. It detects the situation through location, motion sensors and surrounding sounds, and helps you.
There is a fierce competition between Apple and Google in terms of safety features of smartphones. This year both the leading brands have launched their latest phone series. In September, Apple launched the iPhone 15 series, while in October the Google Pixel 8 series arrived.
Car Crash Detection Feature: A Lifesaving Innovation
- Google introduced the “Car Crash Detection” feature in 2019 on Pixel 4 phones.
- Apple adopted a similar feature in the iPhone 14 series in 2022.
- Initially, Google released this feature in select countries.
- The feature is now available in India, Austria, Belgium, Portugal, and Switzerland.
- In India, it is compatible with Pixel 4a, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 7a, Pixel 8, and Pixel 8 Pro models.
- Google’s car crash detection supports 11 languages, enhancing user accessibility.
Car Crash Detection: This is how it will work
Car crash detection feature is not available in Hindi yet. This feature checks whether the user’s car has crashed by examining the phone’s motion sensors, location and surrounding sounds. To run it, permissions for location, physical activity and microphone have to be given. If your phone detects a crash, it immediately calls emergency services on your behalf.
Keep this in mind
This is called Emergency Location Service of Android. It can also send details like what happened to you and your location. However, Google warned that not all phones are capable of detecting all types of crashes. If the mobile network is low or a call is already going on, you may face difficulty in calling emergency services.
How to activate Google car crash detection feature
Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to turn on the crash detection feature on Pixel phones:
- Check that you have a SIM card in your phone, as the car crash detection feature requires the SIM card to be active.
- To enable it, open the ‘Personal Safety’ app of your Pixel phone. Usually, you will find this app in the app drawer.
- Tap on the Features option inside the ‘Personal Safety’ app.
- Scroll down the features list until you find ‘Car crash detection’. Tap on this option.
- Now you will get the option to ‘Set Up’ the car crash detection feature. Tap on this.
- Tap on ‘Allow while app is in use’ to share location during setup. This allows the app to access your location during a potential crash event.
- After this, tap on ‘Allow’ to share the microphone and allow access to your physical activities.
Conclusion:
Google’s Car Crash Detection feature, available on select Pixel phones, provides a valuable safety net in emergencies. It utilizes motion sensors, location, and surrounding sounds to alert and call emergency services on your behalf, enhancing user safety.