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I genuinely wonder what it said when the 911 operator picked up.

• DecoPerson 7y ago
  Me too, though it was probably an SMS, not a call. US emergency services accept text messages. The article says: "His watch messaged emergency medical services at 12:02 p.m., and an ambulance was there within a minute." Though this seems to be contradicted by the previous paragraph: "His Apple Watch had called 911 through the fall-detection feature, which sends out an alert if the wearer is immobile for 60 seconds after a fall." Edit: It makes a call, according to Apple's docs [0]. [0] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208944 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208944
  • djrogers 7y ago
    > Me too, though it was probably an SMS, not a call. US emergency services accept text messages. Point of clarification - US Emergency services can accept text messages. Currently it's only available in certain areas, and it's up to each local ESD/911 call center to implement it if they choose. And yes - the apple watch does call 911.
    • DecoPerson 7y ago
      Thank you for clarifying. I didn't think of the potential consequences of my statement