If your iPhone or Apple Watch detects a severe car crash, your device can help connect you to emergency services. It’s a somewhat controversial feature, as there are many incidents of a crash being “detected” when there is no crash.
But if you wish to use the feature, Crash Detection works on these iPhone and Apple Watch models:
On supported iPhone and Apple Watch models, Crash Detection is turned on by default. You can also take these steps to make sure that your device is able to share the information that your emergency contacts and emergency responders need.
Your iPhone or Apple Watch can connect you to emergency services after a severe car crash, even if you’re unresponsive.
If you have an iPhone 14 or iPhone 14 Pro, Crash Detection notifications to emergency services may be communicated by the Emergency SOS via satellite system when you’re outside of cellular and Wi-Fi coverage, where Emergency SOS via satellite is available.
Emergency calls use a cellular connection or Wi-Fi Calling with an Internet connection from your Apple Watch or iPhone.
If you can respond
If you can’t respond:
° If you haven’t initiated a call or canceled the alert after 10 seconds, your device begins another 10 second countdown. During this countdown, your device makes loud whoops to get your attention. Your iPhone aggressively vibrates and your Apple Watch makes aggressive taps.
° If you still haven’t responded, your device makes a call to emergency services at the end of the countdown.
° When your device makes this automatic call, it plays a looped audio message to emergency responders and out loud over your device speakers. This message informs emergency services that your Apple device detected a severe car crash and that you’re unresponsive. It also shares your estimated latitude and longitude coordinates with a search radius.
° The message plays in the primary language of the country that you’re in and repeats at five second intervals. After the first time, it plays at a reduced volume, so that you or someone nearby can talk on the call to the emergency responder. You can also stop the recorded message.
You can turn off alerts and automatic emergency calls after a severe car crash. When you turn off these alerts and calls on one of your paired devices, you automatically turn them off on your other paired devices.
On your iPhone
° Open the Settings app.
° Tap Emergency SOS.
° Turn off Call After Severe Crash.
On your Apple Watch
° On your iPhone, open the Apple Watch app.
° In the My Watch tab, tap Emergency SOS.
° Turn off Call After Severe Crash.
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