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What is Fall Detection on Apple Watch?

How to turn on Fall Detection

Enable Fall Detection

  • Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone. Tap My Watch on the bottom left. Select Emergency SOS. Toggle on Fall Detection Tap Confirm in the following pop up.

Enable Wrist Detection

  • Open the Settings app on your Apple Watch Tap General Make sure that Wrist Detection is on.

How to add emergency contacts

Add emergency contacts to Medical ID

  • Open the Health app on your iPhone Tap the Medical ID tab. Tap Edit. Enter your date of birth and other health information. To add an emergency contact, tap + under emergency contacts. From there, tap a contact, then add their relationship. To remove an emergency contact, tap - next to the contact, then tap Delete. To make Medical ID available from lockscreen, turn on Show When Locked. Tap Done.

How to check your fall history

Check your fall history

  • Open the Health app on your iPhone. Tap the Health Data tab. Tap Results.

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