Relaks I had not nor installed Google Personal Safety before. I was using GrapheneOS. That's all I know.

Thank you! I just wanted to know whether the sandboxed play services (you know the app downloaded from the gOS app-base called "Apps") were running on the current profile or not. I'm afraid that a userprofile needs it to be able to emit an SOS..

Also was the current profile using english language in its settings at that time ? To know whether the english voice is part of AOSP, or part of some google services being the intermediary between enduser and local-speaking emergency services...

    graphenediscoverer4 I'm pretty sure I had the system language set to English US. But I'm not going to test it with a different system language, in case I'm unable to abort it before I'm redirected to the emergency services. 😊

    This is a bit of a side-track, but I just realized I can change the emergency phone number by going to Android settings > Safety & emergency > Call for help. I thought it was only doable with the Personal Safety app. I feel so stupid now.

      4 months later

      It needs android.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE which can only be granted to system apps.
      +1 from me for making this app work though.

      5 months later

      Has there been any progress on either making the Google safety app compatible with grapheneOS, or developing an alternative?

      21 days later

      Google -in response to Apple- brought Satelite SOS to the Pixel 9;
      Since no additional hardware is needed, 3GPP sounds like a regular BTS in space, that clearly has a more passive initialisation than regular networks. And these satelites pass communication to other satelites (which is a necessity at low orbit - since planet earth will come between you an the orbiting satelite).

      Although initially available in North America only, this sounds like an interresting feature, although I'm not that often on top of lonely mountains without any coverage. Still, hiding in a closeth during a hostage-taking at the Apple-store in Amsterdam, unable to dial 112, is a not too hypotetical scenario you would wish to have this feature.

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        unicycle Still, hiding in a closeth during a hostage-taking at the Apple-store in Amsterdam, unable to dial 112, is a not too hypotetical scenario you would wish to have this feature.

        So far the satellite-to-cellular-device systems require pretty good sky access. So unless the closet is on the top floor of a building with a thin roof it's not clear this would help.