Whenever a new iPhone comes out, it’s hard to discern what’s really new and what’s already out there and Apple has now embraced. The Apple company is the best when it comes to presenting novelties and manages to convince us that all its products are pioneers.
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When we look at it coldly, even if it is true that iPhones have innovations, we realize that in many cases they are adaptations or adoptions of existing technologies. This is the case of one of the great novelties presented by Apple, accident detection on the iPhone 14 and the Apple Watch.
A great novelty for the iPhone 14
Using accelerometers and internal microphones, Apple’s algorithms are able to conclude that we’ve been in a car accident, giving us quick access to an emergency call. In this way, Apple hopes to save lives and help in accidents where even a minute can be vital.
Crash detection on iPhone 14
It’s a pretty cool feature, and we don’t blame you if you’re considering buying an iPhone for this security. But it is possible that you already have it on your mobile and did not realize it. For a year now, the Google Pixels have had exactly the same functionality, and in fact, it’s a bit more complete.
How to enable crash detection on Pixel
To activate crash detection, we must first open the settings on our Pixel mobile. There we go to the “Security and emergencies” section, and click on “Car accident detection”. Here we can enable the feature or learn more before making this decision.
Crash detection on the Google Pixel 6
Below, the system will tell us what it does and how it can help us. In addition, we can click on “Try a demo” to see exactly how the mobile will behave in the event of a crash being detected. Basically, the phone will vibrate, sound an alarm, and display a full screen prompt with a prompt.
Here we have two options. You can click on “I’m fine” if the accident was not so serious, or if the alarm went off on its own (which is possible and this is one of the main complaints that this function received); in this case we can indicate that we have not had an accident, or that it has been minor, to help improve the system.
In the event of an accident, the Pixel will call for help
The other option is to press a button for the mobile to call the emergency service, but it is not necessary. If we do nothing after a minute, the mobile will automatically call the emergency services, realizing that we have lost consciousness or that due to our circumstances we have not been able to press any button. The mobile will take care of giving our position in an automatic message that will be constantly repeated.
In this way, just by taking the mobile phone with you, the chances of surviving in the event of a serious accident can improve. Unfortunately, at the moment we don’t have this functionality in smartwatches, as it does in the new Apple Watch, so we will have to wait for the launch of the Pixel Watch or the next version of WearOS to receive something of similar.
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