Google Pixel phones include an emergency SOS feature designed to alert emergency services quickly, and its distinctive alarm tone has become recognisable to Android users who hear it in real life. On soundboards and in short-form video, the clip is reused far beyond its original safety purpose, usually as a shorthand for danger, panic or a situation spiralling out of control. That instant recognition is why editors keep reaching for it: viewers understand the stakes immediately, even with no explanation.