Apple Watch possible cause of dialing 911

Why does my Apple Watch keep dialing 911 You'll need to change your Apple Watch SOS setting on your iPhone so that holding the side button won't automatically call emergency services. Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone and tap on My Watch. When you press the side button on your Apple Watch, the emergency SOS screen appears. Continue holding the side button, and a countdown will begin. At the end of the countdown, or if you slide the Emergency SOS slider, 911 will be called. sos apple watch To stop 911 from being called, tap Yes on the End Call screen. If you do accidentally call 911, stay on the line to let them know it was a mistake or they'll need to come check on you to make sure all is well. If this is a feature you're comfortable with, you can leave your settings as they are, but if you'd like to make it a little more difficult to dial 911, there's a way to accomplish that. Turn off Hold to Auto Call on Apple Watch You'll need to change your Apple Watch SOS setting on your iPhone so that holding the side button won't automatically call emergency services. Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone and tap on My Watch. Next, tap General. Now tap on Emergency SOS. Toggle off Hold to Auto Call. If you turn off Hold to Auto Call, you can still use the Emergency SOS slider to make a call, but now 911 won't be automatically called after a countdown as with the default setting. Once you are sure that you have an Apple Watch with fall detection, you can enable it by following these steps: Open the Watch app on your iPhone. Tap Emergency SOS. Toggle Fall Detection on. By default, Only during workouts will be selected. You can switch this to Always on. A confirmation window may pop up. Tap Confirm. Now your Apple Watch will help detect if you've taken a fall. If you do, The Apple Watch will vibrate taps on your wrist, ring an alarm, and show a slider option to call Emergency Services. If you don't need emergency services, you can dismiss the alert by selecting I'm OK, pressing on the Digital Crown, or tapping Close in the upper left of the screen. Additionally, if you have Wrist Detection enabled, your Apple Watch will be detecting movement. So if it registers that you've fallen, but you haven't moved for thirty seconds, it will call emergency services. If you've set up a Medical ID on your iPhone's Health app, Apple Watch will alert your emergency contacts that you've fallen, give your location, and let them know that emergency services were called. To turn on Wrist Detection, open Settings on your Apple Watch. Then tap Passcode. Toggle Wrist Detection on. Falls will also be recorded on the Health app unless you previously selected I'm OK when prompted.

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