Samsung Galaxy Watch7

Samsung Galaxy Watch7

Android Wear OS

How to guides

Turn fall detection on or off

You can set your smartwatch to detect if you fall and automatically notify your emergency contacts.

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Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen.

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Press the settings icon.

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Press Safety and emergency.

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Press Hard fall detection.

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Press the indicator below "Hard fall detection" to turn the function on or off.

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Press the indicator next to "Require swipe to call" to turn the function on or off.

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Press Countdown.

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Press the required setting to choose how long the countdown should be before your smartwatch calls the emergency dispatch centre when a hard fall is detected.

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Press Emergency number to call.

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Press the required setting.

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Press When to detect falls.

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Press the required setting.

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Press the indicator next to "Share info with emergency contacts" to turn the function on or off.

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Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

1. 1. Find "Hard fall detection"

Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen.
Press the settings icon.
Press Safety and emergency.
Press Hard fall detection.

2. 2. Turn fall detection on or off

Press the indicator below "Hard fall detection" to turn the function on or off.

3. 3. Select emergency call settings

Press the indicator next to "Require swipe to call" to turn the function on or off.
Press Countdown.
Press the required setting to choose how long the countdown should be before your smartwatch calls the emergency dispatch centre when a hard fall is detected.
Press Emergency number to call.
Press the required setting.

4. 4. Select setting for fall detection

Press When to detect falls.
Press the required setting.

5. 5. Turn sharing of information about falls with emergency contacts on or off

Press the indicator next to "Share info with emergency contacts" to turn the function on or off.

6. 6. Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

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