How to use the Apple Watch Ultra’s siren
by Victoria Song from The Verge - All Posts on (#64CAN)
The Apple Watch Ultra introduces a siren for emergencies. | Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge
Apple includes excellent safety features on all its Apple Watch models, but there's one that's exclusive to the new Apple Watch Ultra: the siren.
The siren is designed to draw attention to yourself if you're ever injured or lost when exploring. To do that, Apple included a second speaker on the Ultra that can emit an 86db sound with a range of up to 600 feet. When activated, the siren switches between two sound patterns that sound similar to distress and well-known SOS signals.
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge You'll be able to see how much battery percentage you have left when you activate the siren.Once you've turned the siren on, your watch screen will show a red border and a call button so you...