A fall detection watch for seniors that works with Android
Looking for a fall detection watch for seniors, and your family uses Android phones? Then an Apple Watch is out. It only works with an iPhone. The good news is that Android watches have fall detection too, and Lanturne turns one into a safety watch that alerts your phone.
Which watches have fall detection
Many Wear OS watches have fall detection built in, including the Samsung Galaxy Watch and the Google Pixel Watch. Lanturne works on any watch running Wear OS 3 or later, such as:
- Samsung Galaxy Watch4, Watch5, Watch6, Watch7, Watch8, Watch Ultra and Watch FE
- Google Pixel Watch, Pixel Watch 2, 3 and 4
- OnePlus Watch 2 and 3, and TicWatch Pro 5
What happens when the watch detects a fall
When the watch detects a fall and they don't cancel it, Lanturne sends an alert to your Android phone. The alert shows what happened, when, and where the watch was. It also has a Call 911 button that opens your phone's dialer.
If you don't answer after a few minutes, your backup contact gets the same alert.
When there is no fall
No watch catches every fall. And many bad days don't start with a hard fall at all. Someone feels faint and sits down, or doesn't get out of bed. So Lanturne also alerts your phone when:
- The morning check-in doesn't come. They tap I'm OK once a day.
- The watch goes quiet for longer than you chose.
- The watch is worn but finds no pulse and no movement for as long as you chose.
- They hold the HELP button.
What you need
- An Android phone for you.
- A Wear OS watch for them.
- An Android phone in their home to set up the watch the first time.