Oh well like I said, it does still beat the alternative but it is quite a pain in the ass!
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A little more info from the Apple website -Slim Cognito wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 7:14 am I'll be 67 in April. Now that I'm living alone, I have a fear of falling (I have tile floors and two geriatric dogs. I've already slipped on a few puddles). After a friend mentioned the Apple watch can send an alert if you drop quickly, I rushed out and got one, just an old refurbished SE. And sure enough, a few days later, I bent over quickly to take out the trash and it asked if I needed help. It's my understanding that if I hadn't moved or responded, it would have contacted 911.
It beats wearing one of those life alert necklaces.
I have my brother (a physician) and his wife designated as my emergency contacts so they will be notified after 911 if I don't cancel the alert. I urge anyone with an Apple watch to set up emergency contacts too.If Apple Watch SE, Apple Watch Series 4 or later, or Apple Watch Ultra or later detects a hard fall while you're wearing your watch, it taps you on the wrist, sounds an alarm, and displays an alert. You can choose to contact emergency services or dismiss the alert by pressing the Digital Crown, tapping Close in the upper-left corner, or tapping "I'm OK."
If your Apple Watch detects that you're moving, it waits for you to respond to the alert and won't automatically call emergency services. If your watch detects that you've been immobile for about a minute, it will make the call automatically.1
After the call ends, your watch sends a message to your emergency contacts with your location letting them know that your watch detected a hard fall and dialed emergency services. Your watch gets your emergency contacts from your Medical ID.