Despite new technologies, pocket-dialing remains as prevalent as ever
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Besides pocket-dialing, another potentially embarrassing problem is pocket-texting. Of course, the odds that you will send a coherent sentence by accident is astronomical, but sometimes sending someone a message comprised of nonsensical words is just as bad as completing a phone call that was dialed by your butt. You would think that with all of the high tech goodness that today's smartphones offer, the handset manufacturers would have a better solution for this decidedly low-tech problem.
With the New Year coming, it is time for a fresh start. Fess up now and tell us your most embarrassing pocket-dialing or pocket-texting moment by typing it in the comments box below.
source: USAToday
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20 Comments
1. hybris posted on 25 Dec 2011, 14:10 11
Wow... Simple lock button and slide to unlock on screen have rarely if EVER failed me, and I take my phone outta my pocket dozens of times throughout the day. Can't believe this is such a big problem for some people.
2. Droid_X_Doug posted on 25 Dec 2011, 14:42 0
I am a bit confused as well. With my Droid X and now the RAZR, when I am finished using the handset I press the Off button briefly and the phone goes into my pocket. The phone is not completely off (I still receive inbound e-mail and texts), but I have never had an instance of pocket-calling. (Dunno)
3. hybris posted on 25 Dec 2011, 14:48 1
I do the same thing. Had the X for half a year, never happened. Only had the RAZR for a few days, didn't happen. Been using my Thunderbolt since it was released and has never happened. I think people are either not paying attention, or the sensor that's supposed to activate the lock when you put it in your pocket/purse is not very reliable. I think that's an option on my T-bolt, but I don't trust it and it's really not that much hassle to press the lock button and be SURE that it's locked.
7. hybris posted on 25 Dec 2011, 14:54 0
Actually I don't think that's an option on the thunderbolt now that I'm looking for it. I was confusing that option with the pocket mode in sound settings, which turns the volume up when it detects phone is in pocket or purse.
9. protozeloz posted on 25 Dec 2011, 15:08 0
Sometimes it happens depending on so many variables so it's not that easy to reproduce but it's still possible.
How is that razr doing?
5. HTCiscool posted on 25 Dec 2011, 14:52 0
Ok, what is the chance that your phone can actually unlock, and dial 9-1-1, its exactly 1/729 for dialing 911, and the chances it could unlock itself first, then magically open the Phone app are extremely small. The entire chance that something like that could happen is rediculously tiny.
That story is bulls**t.
11. Hello-dirt posted on 25 Dec 2011, 15:59 0
My Evo has dialed 911 and my wifes blackberry has dialed my phone multiple times. The Evo has an emergency dial option on the lock screen; therefore, I believe that it could have happened.
13. iShepherd posted on 25 Dec 2011, 18:31 0
It's not just the evo, all of my smartphones that I've owned has had that emergency dial option if you use a protected lockscreen. One touch and it calls 911 for you automatically. I don't know if that option is required by law but it does make it pretty easy to accidently dial 911.
19. ILikeBubbles posted on 26 Dec 2011, 20:37 0
clever name. :D
6. Dragonshadowstorm posted on 25 Dec 2011, 14:54 0
How does a capacitive touchscreen dial a number? The tip of your butt draws current from the screen creating a contact similar to a finger? xD
8. protozeloz posted on 25 Dec 2011, 15:06 0
Well my butt once made a call and ordered with an automated computer it was funny as hell and never happened anymore but is possible you just have to be lucky enough and have a trained butt capable of understanding English: P
10. HTCFreak posted on 25 Dec 2011, 15:18 0
I hope this won't be a problem anymore with the ICS face-unlock...
12. Hello-dirt posted on 25 Dec 2011, 16:12 2
Well...if you are "butt ugly", then you might experience a few more back pocket calls. ;-)
14. Stuntman posted on 25 Dec 2011, 23:31 0
That hasn't happened to me for years. It used to happen with those old candy bar phones where you can more easily press the wrong button to unlock and dial a number. I cannot see it happening with clam shell or candy bar sliders. I don't know how a clam shell can accidentally flip open in your pocket. Candy bar sliders also cover the keys until you slide the keyboard open. That is not likely to happen accidentally. Now with capacitive, touch-screen phones with slide unlock, it seems to be rather difficult to first press the power/lock button, then activate the capacitive screen to slide to unlock and then another capacitive press to activate the phone and then more capacitive presses to enter a (partial) phone number and then the dial button. It seems to require a lot of things to accidentally dial a number.
15. arcq12 posted on 26 Dec 2011, 06:41 0
phones nowadays offers a lock feature that if its in the locked state, whatever buttons you hit wont do you nothing and you need a combination of buttons to unlock it. and this is just the most basic type of lock feature that you will see in a basic phone. so in these cases, phones shouldnt be blamed..
16. thebikerboi2 posted on 26 Dec 2011, 06:59 0
It takes skill to unlock a locked smartphone in your pocket
17. rendHELL posted on 26 Dec 2011, 07:59 1
takes years or training to unlock a phone with your butt... XD
18. remixfa posted on 26 Dec 2011, 08:52 0
i cant even tell you the last time i pocket dialed. the combination of "press the button + slide the screen to unlock" makes it nearly impossible. Only idiots that put the phone in their pocket with the screen on are going to pocket dial.
