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Oliver Haslam

Apple reveals the one thing you shouldn’t do if your iPhone accidentally calls 911

iPhone 14 Review

Apple has changed its stance on what people should do if their iPhone or Apple Watch calls emergency services when they aren't needed.

The iPhone 14, Apple Watch Series 8, and Apple Watch Ultra all support Crash Detection — a feature that can detect when someone has been in a car crash and then call for emergency services automatically. But it's a feature that's caused more than a few unrequited calls to go into call centers around the world and Apple has changed what it wants people to do if they find themselves initiating a call that they don't need.

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