Hasta La Gadget!

The Samsung Fascinate is Verizon Wireless’ version of the Samsung Galaxy S smartphone, and recently received an over the air update that included a wealth of bug fixes and general improvements to the Fascinate’s Android OS. 

Unfortunately it came with one minor side effect, namely that the “Emergency Call” button on the phone’s lock screen – the one designed to let you call 911 in an emergency without having to unlock your phone – no longer works. 

Samsung, for its part, promptly apologized for the inconvenience the error may have caused (that’s putting it lightly) and promised to investigate the matter and determine whether the issue was linked to the update (even though it was reported only after the update was released.) For the time being, the company recommends Fascinate users just unlock their phone before placing emergency calls, at least until they can work out a fix. 

[via Android Central]