You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!

When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.

Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

Fall Detection

My fall detection has activated when I caught my watch while getting dressed, when my hand slipped while tightening a screw and when I slammed a door shut, but when I fell and literally broke the arm on which I wear the watch - nothing. That was pretty disappointing. Does Apple have an answer to that?

Apple Watch Series 6

Posted on Jan 20, 2022 1:29 PM

Reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Posted on Jan 20, 2022 2:28 PM

This is a user-to-user forum. Since no one here works for Apple (with VERY limited exceptions), we cannot speak for Apple. But from:

Use fall detection with Apple Watch - Apple Support

Apple's response seems to be "Apple Watch cannot detect all falls. Your watch might detect high-impact activity as a fall and trigger fall detection."


2 replies
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Jan 20, 2022 2:28 PM in response to Rosannadan

This is a user-to-user forum. Since no one here works for Apple (with VERY limited exceptions), we cannot speak for Apple. But from:

Use fall detection with Apple Watch - Apple Support

Apple's response seems to be "Apple Watch cannot detect all falls. Your watch might detect high-impact activity as a fall and trigger fall detection."


Fall Detection

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.