Apple Watch fall detection does not work.

How can I get this to work. My mother has fallen 3 times and the last time was unconscious and never did the watch call the emergency contact

Posted on Oct 21, 2021 10:36 AM

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Oct 21, 2021 12:53 PM in response to gkasparek

Other people have had issues:

Is fall detection reliable - Apple Community

Apple Watch 6 fall detection false-positi… - Apple Community

to name a few. But that doesn't necessarily mean it doesn't work. As it says in the article I cited above:

"Apple Watch cannot detect all falls. The more physically active you are, the more likely you are to trigger fall detection due to high-impact activity that can appear to be a fall."



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Apple Watch fall detection does not work.

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