One iPhone feature you’ll never want to test in real life is accident detection, which debuted last year with the iPhone 14 series. It works on iPhone 14 and iPhone 15, Apple Watch Series 8 or later, second-generation Apple Watch SE and Apple Watch Ultra or later. Designed to detect and report serious accidents, the feature saved lives again.
iPhone accident detection feature saves lives again
Just the other day, an incident occurred that gave those concerned a chance to see the iPhone accident detection feature working in real life. The details were posted on Reddit by the owner of a BMW E92. The driver of a BMW E92 was making a right turn when he was suddenly confronted by a BMW E90. The head-on collision caused serious damage to the vehicles and the drivers were thought to be in a very bad condition.
On a separate Reddit account, the car owner wrote the following: “I was involved in my first car accident as a driver and the paramedics were surprised we escaped with only a few fractures. Thank you Apple SOS for calling 911 while I was in the car.” He also posted a screenshot of what happens on his iPhone when Accident Detection is activated, as you can see in the image above.
The driver noted that the iPhone accident detection feature works great even for emergency contacts with Android phones, such as both of his parents. Both were notified of the accident without any problems. Accident Detection uses SMS to alert emergency contacts about the incident and let them know where it happened, and also notifies emergency services of the accident.
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In the event of such an accident, your iPhone or Apple Watch will sound an alert and display an alert when Accident Detection is activated. If you only have iPhone with you, the emergency call screen will appear on the screen and emergency services can be called over the phone.
If you only have Apple Watch with you, the device will sound an alarm and display an emergency slider. If you have both an iPhone and an Apple Watch with cellular connectivity, the slider will only appear on the watch and emergency services will be contacted via the watch when the call is connected.
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