Several people have reported in recent days that after getting off a roller coaster at the amusement park, they were surprised to discover that their new iPhone 14 had called 911. As it turns out. Devices confused the train rides with a car accident and thought their users needed help. This is due to the technology crash detection, a feature added to the latest devices of Apple.
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Fortunately, there are a few options you can use as a workaround until Apple comes up with a better solution.
If you're in a serious car accident, Crash Detection on your iPhone 14 can tell and can contact emergency services if you're unconscious.
This system potentially saves lives, however it can obviously confuse certain situations. Η Joanna Stern The Wall Street Journal reports that police authorities near the amusement park Kings Island has received half a dozen automated calls emergency from new iPhone.
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Crash Detection feeds data from the accelerometer, the gyroscope, the GPS and the device's microphone to an Apple algorithm to determine if the iPhone 14 user has been in an accident. It seems that the violent movements made by a roller coaster, perhaps along with the screams of its riders, fool the Software so he thinks something terrible is happening.
If you are heading to an amusement park and plan to ride the roller coaster, you don't have to worry about accidentally calling 911.
Several theme parks have signs suggesting that riders should book their mobile their phones or put them on the flight mode to prevent the unintended call of the emergency services.
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Another option is to disable Crash Detection. You can do this by going to the Settings > Emergency SOS and disabling the Call after a serious crash. If you do it while you're at an amusement park, set a reminder to turn it back on later, as it's a safety function of iPhone 14 and you may find it useful.
