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>I couldn't dismiss the thought that may be if they had worn a smart watch they could have had better chances of reaching out for help and perhaps even got alerted of some discrepancies in their vitals.

Does this actually work? Apple watch only can detect sudden falls and call 911, but AFAIK it can't auto call 911 if you get a heartattack or whatever.

>I got the cellular working in the Apple Watch by using the same SIM from my Android phone in the iPhone, pairing with the Apple Watch and setting up the mobile data.

>Receiving and making calls via Apple Watch (when Wifi/BT is disabled) works well, but since the SIM is in the Android phone, the SMS functionality doesn't work; with it SOS messages to emergency contacts(even if they're on iMessage ʅ₍ッ₎ʃ ); but SOS calls work.

There's no way this can work unless "calls" actually mean facetime audio rather than PSTN (ie. "regular") phone calls. If the sim isn't in the watch, then there's no way it can receive calls.




Apple Watch cellular uses eSIM, so once I pair with iPhone with physical SIM the eSIM gets setup in the watch. You can then put the physical SIM in any device, Apple Watch's cellular is independent.

Apple Watch as AFib alerts, I've linked the health features in my blog.


Apple Watch now has irregular rhythm notifications[1] which can help alert you to signs that you will soon have a heart attack.

[1] https://support.apple.com/en-us/120276


Also dying in your sleep is pretty much the best way to die.




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