Edited by: Bharat Upadhyay
Last updated: January 15, 2023, 10:20 AM IST
Crash Detection feature is designed to detect serious car accidents.
Greene County in New York and Carbon County in Pennsylvania in the US have experienced an increase in false 911 calls from local ski resorts due to Crash Detection.
iPhone 14 Crash Detection Feature: Apple’s iPhone 14 smartphone and Apple Watch are still triggering false 911 calls from skiers and snowboarders due to the Crash Detection feature. The Crash Detection feature was recently introduced by the US technology giant on its latest iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro and new Apple Watch models.
Greene County in New York and Carbon County in Pennsylvania in the US have seen an increase in false 911 calls from local ski resorts due to Crash Detection, according to a New York Post report.
The report claimed that the Crash Detection feature, which allows the latest iPhone and Apple Watch models to detect a serious car accident and automatically call emergency services if the user does not respond, is triggered when some skiers and snowboarders fall into a trap .
There have been several reports of the issue in other popular ski resorts such as Colorado, Minnesota, Utah and British Columbia, Canada since Apple introduced the feature last year, MacRumors Reported.
How crash detection works on your iPhone and Apple Watch
According to Apple, the Crash Detection feature is designed to detect serious car accidents — such as frontal, side and rear-end collisions, and rollovers — involving sedans, minivans, SUVs, pickups and other passenger cars. When a serious car accident is detected, your iPhone or Apple Watch will sound an alarm and display a warning.
- Your iPhone reads the warning, in case you can’t see the screen. If you only have your phone, an emergency call slider will appear on the screen and you can call emergency services using your phone.
- Your Apple Watch plays a sound and taps your wrist, checking in with you on the screen. If you only have your watch, an emergency call slider will appear on the screen. If you have a watch with cellular or your watch is connected to WiFi, it can call emergency services.
- If you have your iPhone and Apple Watch, the Emergency call slider will only appear on your watch, the call will connect, and the audio of the call will play from your watch. If you are able, you can choose to call emergency services or ignore the alert.
- If you can’t respond, your device will automatically call emergency services after a 20-second delay. If you’ve added emergency contacts, your device will send a message to share your location and let them know you’ve been in a serious car accident. If you’ve set up your Medical ID, your device will display a Medical ID slider so that emergency responders can access your medical information.
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