The fall detection function first appeared in watches Galaxy Watch Active2, only then did Samsung add it to Galaxy Watch4, and also improved it slightly. The user can also set the intensity in the menu. How to Galaxy Watch4 setting up fall detection is useful if only because it can save you in crisis situations.
You can also set the function on older models of the company's smart watches. The procedure will be very similar, only the options may differ slightly, especially with regard to sensitivity. The purpose of the function is that if the watch detects a hard fall of its wearer, it will send appropriate information about it to the selected contacts along with his location, so that they immediately know where the affected person is. A call can also be connected automatically.
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How to set to Galaxy Watch4 fall detection
- Open the app on the paired phone Galaxy Wearable.
- choose Clock settings.
- Choose Advanced features.
- Tap the menu SOS.
- Activate the switch here When detecting a hard fall.
- Then you must enable the permission to determine the location, access to SMS and Phone.
- In the feature information window, click I agree.
- On the menu Add an emergency contact you can choose the ones to be notified by the function.
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When still on the job Hard fall detection click (but not on the switch), you can find more details here informace. You will find that after detecting a fall, the watch will wait 60 seconds, during which it will inform you by sound and vibration before sending a message to the selected contacts. If you disable notifications during that time, they won't take any action. However, it should be kept in mind that the watch can record a fall, even if it is not a fall, especially in the case of contact activities/sports.
Below is the option to turn on the menu High sensitivity. In its case, the detection becomes more accurate, but there may still be more wrong evaluations. However, if the watch is worn by an inactive user, i.e. typically older people who are no longer involved in sports and the risk of falling is even greater for them, activating the increased sensitivity is certainly worth it. In the SOS menu, you can also activate the Emergency call by user option, which will be made to the emergency contact selected above.
