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		LeoPanthera on Jan 29, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Japan skiers’ smartphones making unnecessary emerg... Why didn't you just disable the feature? In the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, tap "Emergency SOS" and then turn off "Severe Crash" and/or "Fall Detection".

trompetenaccoun on Jan 29, 2023 [–]

Why would it be enabled by default? That's crazy.

LeoPanthera on Jan 30, 2023 | [–]

Hardly anyone looks in the settings. If it was off by default it would be pointless.

(I believe in current versions, it asks you during initial setup whether you would like it activated or not.)

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