While he was comfortably seated in an armchair during a conference at the Tribeca Film Festival, a festival of American independent cinema, Steven Spielberg’s Apple Watch suddenly became concerned about the director’s health… Story of a incongruous situation, which did not fail to amuse the public!
New technologies can sometimes play tricks on us, or even worry a little too much about us… The facts took place at the Tribeca Film Festival, a festival of American independent cinema, on June 15. Invited to present his first feature film, made 50 years ago, Steven Spielberg was disturbed in his speech by his Apple Watch. The Apple brand’s connected watch, known for having saved many lives, almost called the emergency services to help the director…
Steven Spielberg confronted with his Apple Watch
It’s in the middle of a fascinating monologue, from a passionate man who told the audience the most fabulous anecdotes from his first film The Surgarland Expressthat Steven Spielberg was interrupted by his Apple Watch. The digital watch sends him a notification: “It appears you suffered a fall.“We understand that it is the Fall Detection function that has been activated, which can be very useful in the event of an accident, since it allows emergency services to be contacted quickly. However, in this case, it is clearly a bug in the smartwatch of the apple brand, Steven Spielberg sitting quietly in an armchair… Enough to arouse laughter from the public, and amusement from the director himself.
The American filmmaker, not wanting to disturb the emergency services for nothing, then said: “I’m not going to press the SOS button.” And proceeds to remove his Apple Watch, which he throws to the ground, still under the amused gaze of the audience: “I’ll pick it up later!“A gesture that he will quickly regret… The Apple Watch, having received no response from its owner, launched an audible countdown, indicating that it was preparing to call the emergency services. A measure that may seem extreme in this context, but which is actually well thought out, in cases where the victim finds himself unconscious. Fortunately, Steven Spielberg quickly understood what was happening, and had the reflex to recover the watch and deactivate its distress signal before the emergency services were called.
How to react in the event of a bug in the Fall detection functionality on your Apple Watch?
Let Steven Spielberg’s unusual experience serve as a lesson. If your Apple Watch detects a fall when everything is fine, don’t take the legendary Hollywood director as an example… Once the alert is launched, the smartwatch gives you a certain amount of time to confirm whether or not you have had a (serious) fall. If you don’t respond, as was the case with the filmmaker, it will automatically call for help. If you haven’t managed to deactivate the alert in time, don’t hang up once the call has been made either. Apple recommends waiting for an emergency responder to answer, to quickly explain to them that it was an error and that you don’t need help. It’s better to bother the emergency services for a few seconds on the phone than to have them come to you in doubt without hearing from you…
However, be reassured, because such a bug remains very rare. The Fall Detection feature, available on all Apple Watches since the Series 4 model (including the Apple Watch SE and Ultra), has on the contrary proven itself by saving many lives.
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Source : Frandroid
