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Why didn’t my watch detect my fall. I fell so hard the watch was knocked off my wrist but it still didn’t detect it or call 911.
Apple Watch SE, watchOS 8
Hi Birdiegirl617,
Thanks for contacting Apple Support Communities!
We're sorry to hear that you had a hard fall! We hope you're OK.
Although we're unable to speculate as to why it didn't detect this fall, there could be a few reasons why your Apple Watch didn't detect your fall. It could have been because Fall Detection was off, or you're under 18 years old. The Apple Watch isn't able to detect all falls as outlined in: Use Fall Detection with Apple Watch
Apple Watch cannot detect all falls. Your watch might detect high-impact activity as a fall and trigger Fall Detection.
We hope this helps.
Take care!
The same thing happened to me. I tripped on a floor mat and fell down very hard on my knee and arm and my iphone fell out of my hand. My watch did not detect the fall. The fall detection was on and my age was listed. The watch is new could it be defective?
Why didn’t my watch detect a bad fall I had. It fell off my wrist but did it detect my fall or call 911
