Main points
- The fall detection feature on Samsung Galaxy Watch sends an SOS message to emergency contacts if a fall is detected.
- If a fall is detected, an alarm will sound on the watch, giving you 60 seconds to respond.
- Fall detection is automatically enabled on your device.
Smartwatches like the Google Pixel Watch and Samsung Galaxy Watch series offer various safety features, one of which is fall detection. The Samsung Galaxy Watch 5, 5 Pro and 6 series all offer fall detection, but this feature is not enabled by default. You have to turn it on manually for it to work.
What is fall detection on Galaxy Watch?
A potentially life-saving feature
With fall detection enabled, if you suddenly stumble or fall, your Samsung Galaxy watch will sound an alarm and send an SOS message to your designated emergency contact. Your SOS and current location are sent over the phone to anyone you associate with the fall detection feature. The person can then decide whether to call emergency medical professionals or whether everything is OK.
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If you have fall detection enabled on your Samsung Galaxy Watch and the smartwatch detects a fall, the SOS alert will sound and you have 60 seconds to respond and turn it off. This is helpful because if you have a minor fall and don’t need to alert your loved ones, you can abort the SOS call to them right on the watch face, so you don’t have to worry about bothering your family with every little fall. Emergency contacts can make panic SOS calls.
How to turn on fall detection on Galaxy Watch?
As mentioned, it is not enabled by default
Here are the steps to enable fall detection on your Galaxy Watch:
- Open galaxy wearables Apps on your phone.
- Navigate to the Galaxy Watch page and click watch settings.
- choose Safety and emergency.
- tap Ask for help and press the switch Heavy drop detection to the “on” position.
- This will prompt you to enable permissions.
- tap Heavy drop detection and select when you want it to be activated.
- choose always, during physical activityor only during exercise.
- Then click Return.
- tap emergency contact Select which emergency contacts will receive an SOS when a fall is detected. You can select an existing contact from your contact list or add a new contact by entering the contact information.
Now, everything is ready. Now you can feel less anxious about biking alone, running in the dark before work, or any other activity that could cause you to fall and get injured without someone by your side.
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FAQ
Q: Should I use fall detection on Galaxy Watch?
Fall detection is one of the features that many people overlook when choosing which type of smartwatch to buy or considering how to use a smartwatch. However, safety features like fall detection are something you don’t put much effort into until an emergency, in which case they can literally save your life.
The accelerometer on the watch uses an algorithm to differentiate between the severe impact of a fall and a forward jolt (if you’re briefly stopped in a car or otherwise change direction quickly).
The great thing about the fall detection safety feature is that you have a built-in assistant that can alert your emergency contacts if you fall. You don’t have to worry about calling for help when you’re already injured.