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Touch ID and Siri enabled 4-year-old boy to call emergency services to save mum’s life [Audio]

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<p>A four year old boy was able to call the emergency services after his mother lost consciousness, thanks to a combination of <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/touch-id/" target="_blank">Touch ID[/url] and <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/siri/" target="_blank">Siri[/url].</p>
<p>Police <a href="http://news.met.police.uk/news/four-year-olds-999-call-saves-mums-life-229816" target="_blank">report[/url] that the boy from just outside London first used his mother’s thumbprint to unlock her iPhone, then asked Siri to call 999 – the British equivalent of 911. Releasing a recording of the emergency call (below), they said that the boy’s actions enabled life-saving action to be taken …</p>
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