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Google Activates Android Emergency Location Service in India, With Uttar Pradesh First to Integrate

By sending a caller’s precise coordinates directly from the phone to UP112 during 112 calls, the feature aims to speed response while keeping location data out of Google’s hands.

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Overview

  • ELS triggers automatically on compatible Android phones (Android 6.0 and above) during 112 calls or SMS, requires no app or hardware, and is free to use.
  • The system uses Android’s machine-learning Fused Location Provider combining GPS, Wi‑Fi and cellular data to deliver locations often within about 50 metres, including indoors or in transit.
  • During pilot testing in Uttar Pradesh, ELS supported more than 20 million emergency calls and messages and identified locations even when calls dropped within seconds.
  • UP Police adopted the service with Pert Telecom Solutions, enabling UP112 operators to view coordinates instantly and dispatch police, medical or fire services.
  • Google says ELS already operates in 60+ countries and is inviting other Indian states to integrate, with any expansion contingent on local emergency systems and carriers.