Apple Watch fall detection, a safety feature introduced in Series 4, is tightly integrated with your iPhone. We show you how and why you should use it.
The Apple Watch fall detection feature was introduced with the Apple Watch Series 4 as part of Apple’s commitment to your health and well-being. Tightly integrated with your iPhone, it allows the Apple Watch to detect a hard fall, notify you with a vibration tap on the wrist, and sound an alarm. You can choose to contact local emergency services or dismiss the alert by pressing the watch’s digital crown, tapping Close in the upper-left corner, or tapping the I’m OK button. Fall detection works only with the Apple Watch Series 4 and Series 5. If the watch registers movement after a fall, it waits for you to respond and won’t automatically summon emergency services. After one minute, if the device detects no movement after your fall, it will call an ambulance automatically.
