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What’s the trade-off though? If an Apple Watch sends an emergency call every time a skier or snowboarder falls, that’s several calls per day. I would think that

What’s the trade-off though? If an Apple Watch sends an emergency call every time a skier or snowboarder falls, that’s several calls per day. I would think that would be too much and we should hold Apple liable for that level of false alerts. It’s an extreme example, but I want to make the argument that there is a balance to consider.

nickthegreek 4y ago
Why not hold the apple user responsible if anyone? Fall alert is an optional feature (that I think might be opt-in during setup). Once it detects a fall, you have a bit of time to respond to the watch to tell you are fine. Although this would obviously be difficult when you are fully bundled up. But the best place to start would probably be the law enforcement officers working with the nearby ski resorts to educate their patrons about the apple watch feature with signage.
- more_corn 4y ago
  It is on by default.
  - trafficante 4y ago
    Is it? I upgraded to a Watch 8 recently and it seems to be off by default (it could be that I opted out a million years ago on my old watch and it carried over). Though I distinctly remember being asked about it when setting up my mom’s watch a few years ago so maybe it’s based on age?
    - nickthegreek 4y ago
      It was an opt in thing on my watch as well. But it looks like it is on by default on the new iphone 14. Personally I think it should be opt-in during setup. https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/manage-crash-detection-iph948a628e9/ios https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/manage-crash-detectio...