Incident Detection is available on iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, Apple Watch 8th generation, Apple Watch SE second generation and Apple Watch Ultra models. When the person using any of these products experiences an abnormal situation, it sends a message to the teams to warn and intervene. But the feature also sends false notifications. So much so that Japan’s Fire Brigade gave feedback on the subject.
Apple Incident Detection puts firefighters in a tight spot
The Apple Crash Detection feature has saved many Apple customers from a difficult situation since its introduction. But it also puts response teams in a difficult position by sending false reports. Regarding this, it was on the agenda that people who got on the roller coaster sent false notifications to the teams before.
Finally, firefighters in Japan suffered from the same situation. The products of Apple customers who want to ski in Japan activate the Accident Detection feature when going downhill. For this reason, Apple products send false reports to firefighters by sending them false notices.
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The Kita-Alps Fire Department in Nagano, Japan, announced that between December 16 and January 23, Apple Incident Detection sent 134 false reports. It was stated that all of these false reports came from skiers while going downhill.
The fire brigade received a total of 919 calls in the specified range. In other words, the number announced constitutes 15 percent of the workload of the response team. For this reason, during activities that send false reports such as adrenaline and speed. as long as it is not life threatening It is recommended to turn off the Accident Detection feature.
To turn off the Accident Detection feature, it will be sufficient to follow these steps:
- Settings
- Emergency SOS
- Call After a Serious Accident
- Close
What do you, our readers, think about this issue? Do you think turning off the feature in some cases poses a risk? You can express your views in the Comments section.