Google Brings Emergency Location Service to Android 6+ Devices in India

Google has launched Emergency Location Service (ELS) for Android smartphones in India. The service enables the user to call or message the police, health, or fire department in case of an emergency. Moreover, the location of the user is going to be shared with the concerned authority by ELS as well. The service was introduced initially in the Uttar Pradesh region of India. The above service is accessible on all Android 6 or above smartphones. However, the concerned state authority has to allow the ELS service on its system as well.

Google has rolled out the ELS feature for Android mobile devices. ELS stands for Emergency Locator System or Service. It is a general emergency feature provided by Google for Android mobile devices that allows users to connect with emergency responders like police officers, medical professionals, and fire brigade officers. According to Google, ELS uses Android phone GPS/Wi-Fi/Cell capabilities to share the location information with emergency responders.

The ELS service requires local wireless and emergency infrastructure to support it. Uttar Pradesh is the first state in India to fully implement this service. The UP Police have partnered with Pert Telecom Solutions for this purpose. ELS support has been integrated with the emergency number 112. This is a free service. By dialing 112, emergency services will receive the user's location from an Android phone.