As discussed, Fall Detection can cause your Apple Watch to make an emergency call. It does give you a warning and you have the opportunity to stop the call being made, but if you don't respond the Watch will contact the emergency services. To stop this happening you can disable Fall Detection.

Press and hold the side button until the sliders appear, then drag the Emergency Call slider to the right. Your Apple Watch calls the emergency services in your region - for example, 911. (In some regions, you may be required to press a keypad number to complete the call.)

If this is at home or other, your watch can use wifi calling (if your iPhone cellular carrier supports Wi-Fi calling - enable that), even when your paired iPhone isn't with you or is turned off.

If you have Apple Watch Series 8 or later, Apple Watch SE (2nd generation), or Apple Watch Ultra or later with the latest version of watchOS, your device can call emergency services and send a message to your emergency contacts when a severe car crash is detected.

If Apple Watch SE or Apple Watch Series 4 or later detects a hard fall, it can help connect you to the emergency services if needed.

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As discussed, Fall Detection can cause your Apple Watch to make an emergency call. It does give you a warning and you have the opportunity to stop the call being made, but if you don't respond the Watch will contact the emergency services. To stop this happening you can disable Fall Detection.

If you have Apple Watch Series 8 or later, Apple Watch SE (2nd generation), or Apple Watch Ultra or later with the latest version of watchOS, your device can call emergency services and send a message to your emergency contacts when a severe car crash is detected.

No, Apple Watch cannot detect heart attacks. It can only detect irregular heart rhythms, which are a risk factor for stroke. If you ever experience chest pain, pressure, tightness, or what you think is a heart attack, call emergency services using your iPhone or Apple Watch manually and immediately.

If your cellular carrier offers Wi-Fi calling, you can use your Apple Watch to make and receive calls over Wi-Fi instead of the cellular network - even when your paired iPhone isn't with you or is turned off. Your Apple Watch just has to be within range of a Wi-Fi network that your iPhone has connected to in the past.

Change the setting on Apple Watch:

1. Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone and tap the My Watch tab.
2. Tap General > Emergency SOS.
3. Turn off or on Hold to Auto Call.

If I order an Apple Watch with a cellular plan, do I have to pay a monthly fee? If I order an apple watch with a cellular plan, do I have to pay a monthly fee? You do not need to pay a monthly fee to order or purchase the watch.

No, Apple Watch cannot detect heart attacks. It can only detect irregular heart rhythms, which are a risk factor for stroke.

No, Apple Watch cannot detect heart attacks. It can only detect irregular heart rhythms, which are a risk factor for stroke.

If your watch detects that you've been immobile for about a minute, it will make the call automatically. After the call ends, your watch sends a message to your emergency contacts with your location letting them know that your watch detected a hard fall and dialed emergency services.

The authors report 95% limits of agreement of -5.8% and +5.9%. In patients and conditions where the conventional pulse oximeter measured >90% spO2, the Apple Watch measured on average 1% higher than the conventional device.

Apple Watch Series 4 and later can help you make an emergency call if you've taken a hard fall. And if you can't move, your Apple Watch automatically calls emergency services, then sends a message with your location to your emergency contacts.