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rickg t1_itlns6l wrote

Reply to comment by locks_are_paranoid in Some iPhone 14 users say the crash detection feature has triggered false alarms and called 911 during rollercoaster rides or after a phone drop while driving by speckz

You're an idiot. There are plenty of situations where someone needs emergencey services but is unable to do that. Unconscious? Car crash put the phone out of reach? Trapped? Just die, according to you.

Go play with your Android phone, troll.

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rickg t1_irsz4uo wrote

Reply to comment by professorDissociate in Some iPhone 14 users say the crash detection feature has triggered false alarms and called 911 during rollercoaster rides or after a phone drop while driving by speckz

I think (but am not 100% on this) that they collected a lot of real world data from iPhones and use machine learning to try to figure out what was a crash vs jostling.

I wonder if they DO integrate with Maps. That's a good idea.

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rickg t1_irsyiq5 wrote

Reply to comment by whir998 in Some iPhone 14 users say the crash detection feature has triggered false alarms and called 911 during rollercoaster rides or after a phone drop while driving by speckz

Amusing, but come on. It's beyond careless to think you're swiping the power off slider at the top of the screen but to actually swipe the Emergency call button which is HALFWAY DOWN THE FUCKING SCREEN.

You either don't use an iPhone or you're an idiot. What, Tim should come out and hold your hand to make sure you don't swipe the wrong thing?

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rickg t1_irshkaj wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Some iPhone 14 users say the crash detection feature has triggered false alarms and called 911 during rollercoaster rides or after a phone drop while driving by speckz

Or you could watch WTF you're doing. They're clearly labeled and if someone isn't paying attention to which bar is OFF and which is POLICE, that's not on Apple.

For those of you who clearly don't have an iPhone... the power off slider is at the top. The Emergency Call slider is halfway down the screen. You'd have to be beyond careless to swipe the latter when you meant the former.

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rickg t1_irsfrj1 wrote

Reply to comment by Almighty_Dank_Lord in Some iPhone 14 users say the crash detection feature has triggered false alarms and called 911 during rollercoaster rides or after a phone drop while driving by speckz

None of that is about Crash Detection, though. That's the SOS system that the iphone has had for years and there's nothing to fix - it's working as intended. If you 'slide the wrong bar' YOU have told the iphone to call emergency services. Same if you clicked the lock button FIVE times.

Crash Detection is supposed to activate when there's severe jostling of the phone. It shouldn't activate on a simple drop, but it might need tuning.

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rickg t1_irbyqy1 wrote

Reply to comment by NebXan in Apple’s New AirPods Are Telling Users to Replace the Batteries Already. Too Bad That’s Impossible by speckz

Oh for god's sake. Things like this are ewaste only because people toss them vs recycling them. And if you think most people would DIY battery repair on these, you're naive.

Last time this came up someone linked to their article on 'less evil' BT buds but obviously didnt read it. Even the bud that you could theoretically repair are fiddly as hell and several use special batteries. THey're theoretically repairable but not by 99% of DIYers.

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