Will Fall Detection call Emergency Services on my Apple Watch 6 without Cellular?

Posted on Oct 23, 2022 10:28 AM

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Posted on Oct 23, 2022 10:40 AM

If the Watch doesn't have cellular, it'll contact emergency services using the iPhone it's paired with, as long as it is close by.

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Oct 23, 2022 10:40 AM in response to Dadscd

If the Watch doesn't have cellular, it'll contact emergency services using the iPhone it's paired with, as long as it is close by.

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