The iPhone 14's Crash Detection is a big problem for 911 services around skiing resorts - here's how skiers can turn the feature off.
Around the time the iOS 16.1.2 update came out, reports revealed that 911 services were already experiencingfrom iPhone 14 users. Fast-forward to late December, and the problem hasn’t been resolved. Since these automated 911 calls from iPhone 14 models can divert resources from actual emergencies, skiers should start turning off Crash Detection before they hit the slopes.
Crash Detection will interpret sudden stops and falls as car crashes, considering the considerable speeds skiers can reach. Then, the phones will place a call to 911 after a 20-second warning. Apart from the false alarms themselves, the problem is that skiers are unlikely to hear the alarm in the first place.
Dispatch operators in Grand, Eagle, Pitkin, Routt, and Summit counties — home to 12 very busy ski hills — are fielding record numbers of the automated calls from skiers’ Apple phones and watches, tying up emergency response resources.Similarly, Pitkin County 911 Center has dealt with 15-20 automated iPhone 14 Crash Detection calls from the county’s four ski areas. Emergency responders at the Vail Police Department say they get about 20 automatic iPhone calls a day.
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