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Can you override the call to emergency services and opt for just a call to your emergency contact? Thanks

I want to get this for my elderly father. But if it calls 911 every time he falls, he won’t wear it. Can I configure it to just call me and not emergency services? Thanks so much

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Posted on Sep 29, 2021 9:07 AM

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No this is not possible the watch will always call emergency services first,this is not configurable.

Use fall detection with Apple Watch

Posted on Sep 29, 2021 9:11 AM

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Oct 3, 2021 1:44 PM in response to Community User

My husband falls a lot in the middle of the night. I don’t need his watch to call 911, I need it to call me. We were under the impression that this was configurable when we bought the watch. Can Apple please allow this to be configurable on a future release. Health issues aren’t black and white. A fall isn’t always a 911 issue. Sometimes it just means he needs help getting off the floor.

Can you override the call to emergency services and opt for just a call to your emergency contact? Thanks

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