Samsung’s premium phones may get Car Crash Detection feature like iPhone, Pixel | – Times of India

Google introduced the Car Crash Detection feature with Pixel 3 in 2019. Later on, Apple introduced a similar version of this feature with its iPhone 14 series in 2022. Now, more smartphone brands are reportedly planning to bring this feature to their devices. According to Android tipster Mishaal Rahmann, Samsung is also working on its own version of the Car Crash Detection feature and may bring to some of its high-end smartphones.

Samsung Car Crash Detection: What to expect

In a post shared on social media platform X (spotted by Sammobile), Rahmann revealed that Samsung’s version of the Car Crash Detection feature may arrive for a handful of the company’s flagship devices. This includes the newly-launched Galaxy S24 series and its latest foldables like the Galaxy Z Fold 5.

Since the Android 14-based OneUI 6.1 doesn’t include the feature, it may arrive with the One UI 7 update which is expected to release later this year, the report notes.

What is Car Crash Detection and how it works

The Car Crash Detection feature uses your smartphone’s accelerometer, gyroscope and microphone to get audio and movement data. This data is then used to determine whether you’ve been involved in an accident.

In such cases, the smartphone will show you an option to call emergency services or to confirm whether you’re okay when this feature is enabled. If you don’t click anything on the screen for a few minutes, the smartphone will automatically call emergency services and send them your current location.

On Google’s Pixel smartphones, the feature also offers the option to silently share your current location with the fire and medical emergency services as well as the police once Car Crash Detection comes into play.
The report didn’t mention if Samsung’s version of the feature will include this option. However, the company is expected to offer the feature with options that are on par with its competitors, Apple and Google.
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