In its latest connected watch or smartphone models, the Cupertino company has integrated accident or fall detection. In its IOs 16 operating system, if the person does not cancel the call within 20 seconds, the device calls the emergency services. This is what our colleague 01net reports.
Warning: false alarms
Ingenious, however, the system produces more and more false alarms. Whether in amusement parks or on ski slopes in the United States, the integrated detectors which make it possible to determine the accident prediction parameters become confused. The emergency services then collect undue automatic calls. That’s how several ambulances arrived at an amusement park for nothing…
No emergency is overlooked, and this kind of real false alarm mobilizes rescue teams, which may not be able to respond to real and unequivocal others. High-speed skiers who suddenly brake or thrill-seekers are not even aware that their favorite gadget is alerting a rescue center.
An update planned for the 1st quarter of 2023
Apple, aware of the serious problem this can pose, is planning an update in the first quarter of 2023. In the version 16.2 deployed, this should have improved, but obviously this has not been the case.