Olde Hornet
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https://www.yahoo.com/tech/definitely-not-108-siri-apples-113019582.html
Social media pranksters have spent the past few days encouraging iPhone owners to say "108" to Apple's personal assistant, Siri. Those falling foul of the prank quickly found themselves scrambling for the end call button, however, as the voice command puts the user through to their country's emergency services.
While the dial code will appear fairly innocuous to most global iPhone users, 108 is India's version of 999 in the UK (or 911 in the US). As with many smartphones and their digital assistants, dialing any international emergency services number will re-direct the call to the equivalent service in the user's current region.
Social media pranksters have spent the past few days encouraging iPhone owners to say "108" to Apple's personal assistant, Siri. Those falling foul of the prank quickly found themselves scrambling for the end call button, however, as the voice command puts the user through to their country's emergency services.
While the dial code will appear fairly innocuous to most global iPhone users, 108 is India's version of 999 in the UK (or 911 in the US). As with many smartphones and their digital assistants, dialing any international emergency services number will re-direct the call to the equivalent service in the user's current region.