We know there are unlikely situations that reveal themselves over time and as users use their devices with new features implemented. One of them is the one that goes through all the networks of people who report that their iPhone 14 running iOS 16 calls 911 to be on a roller coaster at an amusement park.
Apple introduced in the Keynote last September a new feature in the iPhone 14 and 14 Pro that none of us will want to try: the automatic detection of traffic accidents. To do this, heThe iPhone 14 uses an internal accelerometer, measuring the G-force it suddenly experiences in addition to using other sensors such as microphones to detect loud sounds and thus call the emergency services in the event of an accident. Or when it seems that there has been some according to the parameters, as is the case of which we speak to you.
The new feature seems to launch on roller coasters due to the acceleration the device can take and the loud noises the rides make mixed with the screams of the people riding them. This has caused 911 to receive various fake traffic accident calls from the iPhone 14. At least there is an alternative solution to the one Apple is releasing in a new system and feature update.
These options are none other than put in airplane mode before riding the attractions to prevent the device from calling emergencies or directly disable the feature in Settings / Emergency Calls. With this we will prevent our device from activating by mistake in an attraction and calling emergencies by activating the traffic accident protocol at our location.
It is always very striking to see new daily activities appearing that affect our devices and that neither Apple nor anyone else could have thought of before setting up its features. Another nice bug reported by users and for which we will have to wait for a solution from those of Cupertino.
