Apple Watch Fall Feature Triggers False Emergency Calls At Ski Areas

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5 жыл бұрын

A feature on the new Apple Watch, designed to save lives, is creating frustration in ski towns across Colorado. Read more at cbsloc.al/2FgNQQl

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@mikem2403 2 жыл бұрын

It is absolutely fantastic that it is working this well. This is a good thing.

@janirobe 4 жыл бұрын

Why would they disable it, when they are doing something as dangerous as skiing?

@vitaltech5048 3 жыл бұрын

Ikr!!

@Marco_My_Words 2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewcameron5495 The function is for people who are not responding. So how are you gonna call the ski patrol if you're lying unconscious in the snow?

@vitaltech5048 3 жыл бұрын

I have an Apple Watch with fall detection enabled, i don’t care, I’m keeping fall detection enabled

@buddyholly5246 2 жыл бұрын

Siri!!!! I have fallen and I can’t get up. Siri: The weather for your area is….

@gagekillingsworth8212 2 жыл бұрын

It Plays a loud siren noise, and taps your wrist for 30 seconds before calling 911. If you can’t cancel the call in 30 seconds, then that just seems intentional

@xobr 2 жыл бұрын

You can’t just stop on mountains going down to stop your watch until you’re at a safe location away from other skiiers and snowboarders. It’s happened to me twice but it gives you enough time now to cancel. They’re never intentional because no one wants the police to come to them for a false alarm

@GushOnline 2 жыл бұрын

@@xobr How long does it give you to cancel it?

@xobr 2 жыл бұрын

@@GushOnline it lasted about a minute before i got a 10 second countdown. it vibrates and gives this little chirp noise that progressively gets faster over time

@GushOnline 2 жыл бұрын

@@xobr Thank you for replying.😊

@coreymillia420 Жыл бұрын

I've actually heard a couple of the calls on a police scanner, a week or two ago there was an actual rollover with a person trapped inside. I remember telling someone that's the first time I've actually heard a real accident involved from a crash detection. So other than not so great on the ski slopes it does work to some extent.

@josephfarley5118 4 жыл бұрын

So how is this different then lifealert? Isnt the potential of it saving one life worth the false calls.

@josephfarley5118 2 жыл бұрын

@Stoopid I know that, I was saying it’s a good thing even if it generates false calls. Dispatchers just need to get over it.

@HogwartsBasement 2 жыл бұрын

So he did fall over? The call handler may be annoyed but it works. Better being safe than sorry

@gucciguilty5848 3 жыл бұрын

It calls 911 why? The people who fell didn’t move up to a minute after falling?

@Kevbot6000 3 жыл бұрын

Yes. If you don’t dismiss the hard fall notification within a minute it assumes that you’re unable to move or unconscious so it automatically calls 911.

@noahibarramartinez6351 4 жыл бұрын

When it’s actually a real call. They will think it’s fake, then u die

@EinsMalik1 4 жыл бұрын

that's not allowed they have toget everything real

@SparkingLife111 4 жыл бұрын

Do u talk into the watch to say u r ok or do u need phone nearby? Askin i might get this for mom

@awesomeredston345 3 жыл бұрын

When you fall, it comes up with a screen saying either call emergency services, I fell but I’m ok, or I didn’t fall. It will start vibrating and make quite sounds. After 60 seconds of not moving. It will start a 15 second countdown where it beeps loudly, and then calls emergency services automatically