Check your Android phone. Latest update could cause a 911 glitch

A heads up for Android smartphone users who may have recently updated their phones — your phone may be calling 911 without you knowing.

Snohomish County 911 dispatchers, and others across North America, say a feature of that update is causing people's phones to accidentally dial 911.

They say the number of calls increased by 24% between April 27-29. Similar 911 upticks have been reported in Florida, Ontario, and elsewhere.

The apparent glitch turns on a user's emergency SOS feature, which causes the phone to dial 911.

If that happens to you, do not hang up. Instead, stay on the line and explain what happened to the dispatcher. Otherwise dispatchers will have to call you back, which is required when a 911 call is disconnected.