Please Stop Saying 108 to Siri

Yous might have seen some people on social media recently encouraging others to say "Hey Siri, 108" into their iPhones. Don't do it.

Law enforcement agencies are urging users non to fall for the viral prank. Turns out, 108 is Bharat'due south equivalent to nine-i-i. If you say that number to Siri, the voice-controlled personal assistant will call up you're trying to make an emergency telephone call, and volition put you through to emergency services in your surface area.

The Harris Country Sherrif's Part in Texas this week took to Facebook to urge iPhone users to stop saying 108 to Siri. "The command, in fact, will instruct Siri to phone call emergency services, which could potentially tie upwards emergency lines," they wrote.

Meanwhile, the Denton, Texas police department has also issued a warning about this on Twitter, proverb it'southward a "seemingly harmless prank, but one that could go you in a lot of trouble … or delay access to emergency services for someone in need."

At that place's a social media prank floating effectually telling people to say, "Hey Siri, 108" to their iPhone. Here's why you shouldn't fall for it... film.twitter.com/Z9pkvqTwxk
— DENTON Law DEPT (@DENTONPD) March 22, 2022

The prank has been circulating on Twitter for effectually two weeks already. Users have been coaxing others to say 108 to Siri with all kinds of lies. Some say the virtual banana has a funny response while others claim that Siri will get mad, yell at you, or tell you lot a story. 1 person fifty-fifty claimed that Siri volition respond by singing "Babe" by Justin Bieber.

Anybody say "108" to Siri and sentinel what happens
— Brennan (@Condor81_24) March 23, 2022

Say "108" to Siri, yous're welcome ??
— RayClark EBK ++® (@DaReal_Rizzy) March 21, 2022

Say 108 to Siri she has the funniest response
— Grayson Roberts (@grayy22) March 24, 2022

If you tell Siri 108 she'll beginning singing babe by Justin Bieber ??????
— LaCaldo Ball® (@CaldonWaters) March 23, 2022

In reality, Siri waits five seconds then initiates an emergency call.

It's true that Siri sometimes has sassy and comical responses, but that's not the case in this situation. There's goose egg funny nearly wasting emergency services' time.

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