- Google’s Pixel Watch now features Fall Detection.
- Users can find the new feature on the Updates page in the Pixel Watch app.
- The watch will now automatically detect hard falls and contact emergency services.
Google has finally rolled out Fall Detection to the Google Pixel Watch. When the watch originally launched, the feature was promised to arrive sometime in winter. Now existing users can enable Fall Detection for future use. Tapping its existing sensors, the watch uses machine learning to recognize if a user takes a hard fall and does not get up immediately. Most importantly, Google extensively tested the feature to differentiate between minor trips or workouts and actual falls with safety concerns.
The feature automatically springs into action when the Pixel Watch detects a real fall. After 30 seconds without detecting user movement, the watch will emit an alarm and vibrate on the user’s wrist. It will also display an onscreen prompt with two options: “I fell and need help” or “I’m okay.” You can tap “I’m okay” to dismiss the feature if you are, in fact, okay. If not, tapping “I fell and need help” will connect the device to emergency services.
