UK cycling trainer Stacy Torman complained about the Apple Watch’s Fall Detection feature, which detected the owner’s fall and reported the incident to the rescue service. The British told the newspaper: New York Timeshis watch constantly thinking he’s “dead”.
According to Torman, the gadget is repeatedly triggered incorrectly during his lectures, including when he says hello to his students. “In moments when I want to savor it, the watch thinks I’m dead,” the coach complained.
At the same time, when Torman once really “fell hard” while trying to catch the bus, the clock did not react in any way. As the NYT points out, false positives in the Fall Detection functionality overload rescue services that are forced to respond to such calls.
“We are aware of situations where our functions call the rescuer when the user is not in danger. However, recording falls and accidents is designed to help people and has already saved several lives,” Apple spokesperson Alex Kirshner said in a comment to the newspaper.
Formerly socialbites.ca we talked about itUsers of Google’s Pixel Watch smartwatch have begun to attribute it to arrhythmia due to the presence of an ECG sensor on the device that monitors cardiac activity.