Relief news for Android users, in case of any untoward incident, the phone will automatically tell your location, just turn on this setting.

News India Live, Digital Desk: Often you must have heard in films or even in real life that in case of an accident or in the clutches of a criminal, people call the police, but due to fear and panic, they are unable to tell where they are. By the time the police tracks the location, it is too late. To eliminate this fatal delay, Google Emergency Location Service (ELS) Has now been made even more accurate.

How does it work?
Suppose you dial any emergency number like 100 or 112. As soon as you place this call, your phone will internally find your exact location using nearby Wi-Fi, mobile towers and GPS.

The interesting thing is that you will not have to do anything separately. Along with the call, your live location will automatically be sent to the emergency operator as a message. Due to this, the police or ambulance will not have to waste time in wondering where they have to reach.

Does Google always track your location?
A common fear is that whether Google is tracking information about our every word and place? But the saving grace here is that the ELS feature is activated only when you call an emergency number. Location sharing also stops automatically as soon as your call ends. It is completely designed for your security, not for spying on you.

How different from old technology?
In earlier times, the location was estimated from the mobile tower, in which there was often an error of one to two kilometers. but Google’s ELS feature It is so accurate that it can even tell in which corner of a big building or near which house of the street you are standing.

Do this small setting now
Although this feature works automatically in most new Android phones, still for security reasons you can Settings Go to ‘Safety & Emergency’ option Emergency Location Service You can check whether it is ‘On’ or not.

There is no assurance in life, but proper use of technology can give us courage in difficult times. This small step by Google can save many precious lives in future. So if you are also an Android user, then definitely check this setting once!