How to Activate Car Crash Detection on a Pixel Phone

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By Dustin Wright

Published Oct 8, 2023

If you get into an accident while driving, your Pixel phone can detect it and call for help. Here's how to set it up.

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Car crash detection on the Pixel phone uses location, motion sensors, and audio to detect accidents and alerts you and emergency services.
Set up emergency contacts on your Pixel phone to be contacted in case of an accident, and consider enabling emergency sharing to alert them automatically.
Activating car crash detection could potentially save your life in a serious auto accident by ensuring timely assistance from emergency personnel.