How to set up crash detection on your iPhone and Apple Watch
Your phone comes with a number of useful features that we hope youall never have to use a and Crash Detection falls into that category. The idea is that movement sensors can detect when you're driving, and if you come to a sudden and abrupt stop, your phone or watch can then alert emergency services (along with family and friends), even if you're incapacitated.A
The feature has been available on iPhones running iOS 16 or later starting with the iPhone 14 (launched in 2022). It is also offered on the Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch SE 2, Apple Watch Ultra, or any later model. You also need watchOS 9 or later and a cellular connection (either built into the watch itself or via a connected iPhone).
If an iPhone or Apple Watch detects you've been in a crash, you get an audible alert on your device and an emergency call alert onscreen. If you've got both an iPhone and an Apple Watch, the wearable takes priority and will be the device that presents the emergency call alert.
The alert gives you a sliding SOS control that enables you to place an emergency call and a cancel button to allow you to dismiss the alert. If you don't respond after 20 seconds, the call gets placed to em …