Whenever you're in a serious jam and need emergency help, 999 is the number you call.
The first thing the services need in order to help you is your location, though, something you may not always know.
Thanks to a fresh Android update, your potentially unfamiliar surroundings could be shared automatically. The new feature is called the Emergency Location Service, using any available Wi-Fi connections, GPS and mobile infrastructure to pinpoint your location and share it with the operator you're linked with.
While this kind of automatic data sending could leave some sceptical, Google says that it isn't about the location collection life, and that the new feature is "solely for the use of emergency service providers".
Your location is only sent once you make an emergency call, either directly to an operator or through your mobile network. Thankfully, the handy service is already supported by major carriers such as EE, Three, Vodafone, O2 and BT.
Due to the feature being available through a Google Play Services update, 99 percent of existing Android devices are capable of supporting the Emergency Location Service.
It's already live in the UK, with the tech giant actively engaging to make it available in more countries worldwide.
