Apple introduced ‘Fall Detection’ to its line of wearables with the Apple Watch Series 4 back in 2018, and it has since been a staple feature. Some companies are playing catch-up in that regard.
Google introduced its first Pixel wearable, the Pixel Watch in October last year. At the time, Google said that ‘Fall Detection’ is coming to the wearable “this winter.” Now, some users are reporting seeing prompts to set up the feature.
As shared by 9to5Google, one Pixel Watch owner was prompted to set up Fall Detection to “get help quickly after a hard fall by allowing your watch to call your primary contact.” The prompt came after they reset their wearable while running the ‘December 2022 Pixel Watch Update and the RWD9.220429.070 build.
To find the feature on your Pixel Watch, head to Settings > Safety & Emergency > Fall Detection. Similarly, there is a new tab for the feature in the companion Pixel Watch app, and it reads:
Fall detection and international emergency calling are not available in all areas. International emergency calling feature requires Google Pixel Watch with 4G LTE. Fall detection, Emergency SOS, and international emergency calling are dependent upon network connectivity and other factors and may not be reliable for emergency communications or available in all areas or languages. Fall detection may not detect all falls. Auto-dialing to emergency services is not available in all countries. See g.co/pixelwatch/personalsafety for more details.
Google hasn’t yet announced a wide roll out of the feature for the Pixel Watch, so it is likely that it is in the testing phase. However, since it is reportedly appearing in watches running the latest build, it is likely that it is a server side update, and that Google might be readying up to deploy the feature widely.
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Source: 9to5Google
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