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Apple Watch calling SOS automatically

My Apple Watch first generation has been automatically calling my SOS / emergency services number. It calls this number automatically even when its not on my wrist and no buttons are being pressed... How do I fix this..

Apple Watch, watchOS 4

Posted on Apr 30, 2020 7:21 PM

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Posted on Apr 30, 2020 7:28 PM

Are you sure it is your watch and not the iPhone

Use Emergency SOS on your iPhone - Apple Support

Use Emergency SOS on your Apple Watch - Apple Support


The first (and simplest) thing to try if something isn’t working right is to restart your Apple Watch and its paired iPhone. If necessary (device not responding), try a forced restart. Both methods can be found here:

How to restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Restart your iPhone - Apple Support


The next steps would be to unpair and pair your watch again and restore from the backup:

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Set up your Apple Watch - Apple Support


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Apr 30, 2020 7:28 PM in response to taylahamilton

Are you sure it is your watch and not the iPhone

Use Emergency SOS on your iPhone - Apple Support

Use Emergency SOS on your Apple Watch - Apple Support


The first (and simplest) thing to try if something isn’t working right is to restart your Apple Watch and its paired iPhone. If necessary (device not responding), try a forced restart. Both methods can be found here:

How to restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Restart your iPhone - Apple Support


The next steps would be to unpair and pair your watch again and restore from the backup:

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Set up your Apple Watch - Apple Support


Apple Watch calling SOS automatically

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