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Fall Detection (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by wnc_mikejayray@alien.top to c/apple@hardware.watch

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I just wanted to share my personal experience and ask for feedback. I have owned an AppleWatch for years now and love it. One feature that I’ve always appreciated is the fall detection. I’ve had a few instances where I’ve clapped hard or done something else benign and it prompts the question if I’ve fallen and if I am alright. Well, Sunday morning I fell down an entire flight of stairs and nothing. Luckily my son was present and helped me call 911 on my phone. Has anyone experienced this? I’m disappointed that in an actual emergency situation it didn’t help at all.

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[–] pacwess@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I believe it only works if you're motionless for 30 seconds or so after the fall.
Since you fell down an entire flight of stairs and appearantly lived, congratulations. But again since you fell down an entire flight of stairs I suspect the trouble is with you and not the technology. Just kidding.
But perhaps we've become a little too reliant on technology.
There are news articles about Google Pixel phones not calling 911 when the owner has dialed 911. Talk about a sinking feeling from something most take for a given it'll work.