IOS 12 emergency.

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With iOS 12 comes the emergency call facility by pressing the on/off button five times quickly.

Reading about this I have only read that it dials the US emergency service, ie 911.

"Location data shared with 911 and first responders. iOS 12 has a new feature that will make it easier to locate iPhone users in an emergency. The feature automatically provides secure location data to first responders when you call 911."

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/could-soon-using-iphone-unlock-173156413.html
 
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911 (and 112) both divert to 999 if dialled in the UK.
 
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Surely you didn't assume Apple was dumb enough to not account for WHERE the device was when used in an emergency? :)

You can't even imagine the amount of effort involved in internationalizing these devices. Have you ever noticed why the devices are always phased into countries over time?
 
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Dialling 999 when in other countries doesn't divert to local emergency number though apparently, though I haven't tried it.
 

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