Activate Hard Fall Detection on my Samsung Watch

Last Update date : Mar 27. 2024

The Galaxy Watch3, Watch4, Watch5 & Watch6 is designed to automatically detects hard falls with its enhanced accelerometer, sending an SOS message to your Emergency contact with your location as well as allow you to call your Emergency contacts. Follow the below guide to learn how to set up Hard Fall Detection function on your Galaxy Watch.

**Galaxy Watch3, Watch4, Watch5 & Watch6 cannot detect all falls. Intense physical activity can trigger Fall Detection feature Sending SOS calls and messages requires network connection and smartphone pairing. Galaxy Watch 3, Watch4, Watch5 or Watch6 is not a medical/therapeutic device and is not intended for medical use. It is solely intended for fitness and wellness purposes only and is not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions; or in the cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease; or for the prevention or control of pregnancy. Samsung recommends that you consult with your doctor before participating in any exercise program. Using the Samsung Health app with Galaxy Watch3, Watch4, Watch5 & Watch6 requires signup and pairing with your compatible smartphone. Fall Detection must be switched on and your location must be enabled to share with your Emergency contact.

Please Note: This guide is designed for Australian variant Galaxy devices, if you have an international device and require further support click here to get in touch with your Samsung subsidiary. 

Prior to following the below guide ensure that you have paired your Galaxy Watch to your compatible smartphone, check out our guide Pair a device with the Galaxy Wearable app for step-by-step instructions.

1 Launch the Galaxy Wearable app icon Galaxy Wearable app
Launch Galaxy Wearables app
2 Tap on Watch settings
Tap on Watch settings
3 Tap on Safety and emergency
Tap on Safety and emergency
4 Select Hard Fall detection
Select hard fall detection

Please also ensure you have set at least 1 emergency contact in your emergency contacts list. 

5 Toggle on Hard Fall Detection
Toggle on Hard Fall detection
6 You can then adjust the Fall settings
Choose when to detect falls

Please Note: After a fall, your watch will alert you for 60 seconds with a popup, sound and vibration. You can cancel the alert or swipe to send SOSes right away. If you don't respond for 60 seconds, an SOS message will be sent to your Emergency contacts.

For further assistance, please contact our Chat Support or technical experts on 1300 362 603. To find your Samsung product's User Manual, head to Manuals & Downloads.

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