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will fall detection call emergency number if I don't have cellular service on the watch

Posted on Feb 22, 2022 1:03 PM

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Posted on Feb 22, 2022 1:30 PM

Yes, but you will have to have the paired iPhone near you when you fall.

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Feb 22, 2022 1:30 PM in response to dianefromdeerfield

Yes, but you will have to have the paired iPhone near you when you fall.

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Feb 22, 2022 1:26 PM in response to dianefromdeerfield

Only if the paired iPhone is in your possession at the time a fall happens. If the paired iPhone is not nearby, the watch without cellular service would have no way to make a phone call.

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