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TiPS Episode 25 1025 - SPECIAL REPORT: Google Pixel 10 Call Failures on 911
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🚨 SPECIAL REPORT: When Your Smartphone Fails the One Call That Matters Most
In this urgent TiPS episode, Fletch delivers a critical update that every Google Pixel user needs to hear. Reports are surfacing that certain Pixel models — including the latest Pixel 10 series — may fail to connect to 911 or produce unusable, distorted audio when attempting an emergency call.
⚠️ Here’s what’s happening:
Users across multiple regions have reported that their Pixel phones either cannot complete a 911 call or, when they do, the call connects but transmits only static, shrill tones, or fragmented speech. The result? Emergency dispatchers can’t hear the caller — and the caller doesn’t know it.
📱 What’s especially alarming:
This isn’t the first time Google’s flagship phones have stumbled on emergency calling. In 2021, an interaction between the Teams app and Android’s emergency dialer caused 911 failures that required a software patch.
The new 2025 issue seems different — early evidence points toward possible modem or carrier-level interactions, potentially affecting multiple networks.
Bell Canada has acknowledged the problem and issued a fix in its latest firmware, but U.S. carriers and Google remain publicly silent.
🚫 DO NOT test 911 yourself — PSAPs are already understaffed and inundated with real emergencies. Instead:
✅ Update your phone to the latest firmware or carrier build
✅ Report any emergency call failures directly to Google and your carrier
✅ Educate your family that “connected” doesn’t always mean “communicating” — and keep a backup device handy
Fletch breaks down what this means for public trust, emergency infrastructure, and the future of smartphone reliability in life-or-death situations.
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