Updated
Updated · Android Authority · Jun 16
Google Launches Pixel Watch Emergency Sharing for 3 Incident Types
Updated
Updated · Android Authority · Jun 16

Google Launches Pixel Watch Emergency Sharing for 3 Incident Types

3 articles · Updated · Android Authority · Jun 16

Summary

  • Google is rolling out Emergency Sharing in June’s Pixel Drop, letting Pixel Watch users automatically alert chosen contacts and call emergency services after a detected incident.
  • The feature ties into Car Crash Detection and Fall Detection on Pixel Watch 2 and newer, plus Loss of Pulse Detection on Pixel Watch 3 and newer.
  • Users can set different emergency contacts for different events, so fall alerts, crash alerts, and pulse-loss alerts do not have to go to the same people.
  • Emergency Sharing arrives alongside other June Pixel additions, including Screen Reactions on Pixel phones, after Google also pushed a June Android 17 update with 38 Pixel fixes.

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