During a presentation at the Tribeca festival, an American independent film festival, Steven Spielberg had the opportunity to unknowingly confront one of the survival features of the Apple Watch.
Invited to the Tribeca Festival, an American independent film festival, for the presentation of his first feature film made 50 years ago. Steven Spielberg was confronted with a bug in his Apple Watch, managing at the last minute not to contact emergency services.
Apple Watch, am I listening?
The anecdote is enough to make you smile: it was in the middle of the conference he held to celebrate his first feature film, The Sugarland Express, that Steven Spielberg suffered a disappointment with his Apple Watch. While he was wearing it on his wrist, his watch started sending him fall notifications asking him to press an SOS button. Amused by the situation, the director declared: “ I’m not going to press the [bouton] SOS» before throwing it to the ground, reportsVariety. A situation not to the liking of his watch which began to emit a distress signal, forcing the director to retrieve it before it notifies the emergency services. A video of the conference was also shared on YouTube.
Health on iOS
This is a feature that was introduced in 2022. The Apple Watch SE, Apple Watch Series 4 or even the Apple Watch Ultra are capable of detecting if you have a bad fall, giving you a certain amount of time to confirm that it is not happening. is not the case. In which case, a call for help is made. A functionality that has been improved from the iPhone 14, detecting car accidents and this time being able to make this emergency call via satellite. A feature which was notably able to save a family from a fire in 2023.
Bugs can still happen, however, and you might not be quick enough to prevent this call. The Apple site has recommendations if this scenario arises:
“Wait for a responder to respond, then explain that you don’t need help. You can end a call to emergency services once the conversation is over. »
The emergency services will be grateful to you.