You should use these 10 personal safety features on your Pixel phone (before it's too late)

Elyse Betters Picaro/ZDNET Pixel phones get a lot of credit for their excellent cameras and battery-saving tools, but Google's hardware is also strong in the safety department. With a healthy dose of Google's AI on board, Pixel devices offer some powerful personal safety features as well as integrations that will watch your back even when you let your guard down. Many of them require nothing more than a quick trip into the settings menu. Also: 7 Google Pixel phone settings you should change immediately (and how to do it) Here are a few safety tools that I make sure to activate on my Pixel, along with the quickest way to use these features in your daily routine. 1. Emergency SOS is your one-button lifeline Jason Howell/ZDNET When you find yourself in a sticky situation, fumbling through menus can cost precious seconds, and that's why the power button is so useful. It's always there, easy to find, and ready to be pressed even from your pocket. Pixel lets you press the power button ... Read full article.