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My watch didn't detect a hard fall that sent me to hospital with a head injury. It has however detected falls when I didn't fall. Got the watch specifically for the fall feature. Anybody else have this problem?

My watch didn't detect a hard fall that sent me to hospital with a head injury. It has however detected falls when I didn't fall. Got the watch specifically for the fall feature. Anybody else have this problem?

Apple Watch Series 5, watchOS 7

Posted on Nov 21, 2021 1:15 PM

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Posted on Nov 21, 2021 7:42 PM

What version of watchOS do you have? If it is watchOS 7 (as your tag says), try updating your watch. WatchOS 8.1 has enhanced algorithms to detect falls during workouts and option to enable fall detection during workouts only (Apple Watch Series 4 and later). For more info, see:

About watchOS 8 Updates - Apple Support

Update your Apple Watch - Apple Support


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Nov 21, 2021 7:42 PM in response to watch-fall-failure

What version of watchOS do you have? If it is watchOS 7 (as your tag says), try updating your watch. WatchOS 8.1 has enhanced algorithms to detect falls during workouts and option to enable fall detection during workouts only (Apple Watch Series 4 and later). For more info, see:

About watchOS 8 Updates - Apple Support

Update your Apple Watch - Apple Support


My watch didn't detect a hard fall that sent me to hospital with a head injury. It has however detected falls when I didn't fall. Got the watch specifically for the fall feature. Anybody else have this problem?

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