Apple Watch has no fall detection

If Apple Watch Series 4 detects that you've had a bad fall, it can help you contact emergency services if needed. If Apple Watch Series 4 detects that you've had an obviously bad fall while you're wearing the watch, it taps your wrist, sounds an alarm, and displays an alert. You can choose to contact emergency services, or tap "I fell, but I'm okay" or "I didn't fall" to turn off the alert.

If Apple Watch detects that you are moving, it waits for you to respond to an alert and does not automatically call emergency services. If Apple Watch detects that you've been motionless for one minute, it starts a 15-second countdown, taps your wrist, and sounds an alert. The alert volume gradually increases so that you or others nearby can hear it. When the countdown ends, Apple Watch automatically contacts emergency services. It then sends a message with your location to your emergency contacts, letting them know that Apple Watch detected a bad fall and called emergency services.

Apple Watch gets your emergency contact information from your medical card. Your watch will automatically call emergency services only if Wrist Detection is turned on: Open the Settings app on Apple Watch, tap General, then make sure Wrist Detection is turned on. Falls are also automatically recorded in the Health app unless you reply that you did not fall when asked by Apple Watch. To view your fall history, open the Health app on iPhone, tap the Health Data tab, then tap Results.

1. Call emergency services

To call emergency services, drag the "SOS Emergency Contact" slider in the reminder. If your Apple Watch detects that you've been motionless for about a minute, it automatically calls emergency services. If your Apple Watch detects you're moving, it won't automatically make the call. Some countries and regions have multiple emergency service numbers. For these countries or regions, Apple Watch will call the number associated with emergency services.

2. End the call

If you receive a notification asking if you have fallen, please tap "I fell, but I am okay" or "I did not fall." Pour" to turn off the reminder. If the countdown has started, tap Cancel. If you call emergency services, you can end the call at the end of the call or if emergency care is no longer required.

1. Tap the phone.

2. On the "End Call" screen, tap "Yes".

3. Turn "Fall Detection" on or off

1. Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, and then tap the "My Watch" tab.

2. Tap "SOS Emergency Contact".

3. Turn on or off "Fall Detection".

This feature will automatically turn on if you entered your age when setting up Apple Watch or in the Health app and you are 65 or older. The Apple Watch doesn't detect all falls. The more violent the body movement, the more likely it is that "fall detection" will be triggered, because high-impact movements may be similar to falls.

4. Set up "Medical Emergency Card" and add emergency contacts

1. Open the "Health" app on iPhone, and then tap the "Medical Emergency Card" tab.

2. Tap "Edit".

3. Enter your date of birth and other health information. 4. To add an emergency contact, tap the Add button below Emergency Contacts. Tap a contact, then add relationship information.

5. To remove an emergency contact, tap the delete button next to the contact, then tap "Delete."

6. To use "Medical Emergency Card" on the lock screen, please turn on "Show when locked". In an emergency, this can provide some information to those who want to help.

7. Tap "Done".

You cannot set emergency services as emergency contacts.