Get help in an emergency with Google Pixel Watch safety features

Car Crash Detection settings are tied to the Google Account you used to sign in to the Safety app. When you enable or disable Car Crash Detection on any device, the settings will synchronize across all supported devices linked to your Google Account.

On Google Pixel Watch

1. On Google Pixel Watch, press the crown.
2. Tap Safety  Tap Car Crash Detection.

Through the Safety app on paired phone

1. On your phone, open Safety .
2. Tap Features  Car Crash Detection.

Through the Google Pixel Watch app

1. On your phone, open Google Pixel Watch .
2. Tap Safety & emergency  Car Crash Detection.

Emergency SOS

Emergency SOS can quickly connect you with help in an emergency. To use Emergency SOS, press the crown 5 times, then touch and hold the screen for 3 seconds to call emergency services. If you release your hold on the screen before 3 seconds, it goes back to the first screen and the call won’t be placed.

Tip: You can set up Emergency SOS to automatically call emergency services after a 5-second countdown instead of having to touch and hold the screen.

You can also set Emergency SOS to call a specified emergency contact instead of emergency services in Add Emergency contacts.

Important: 

• Google Pixel Watch Wi-Fi may not be able to call all emergency numbers in all countries. It can only place a call if your phone is nearby and paired with your watch.

• Google Pixel Watch LTE may not be able to call emergency numbers in all countries without an active LTE connection or Safety Signal.

With Emergency Location Service turned on, your phone shares your location with regional emergency responders if they use ELS. For Google Pixel Watch LTE, ELS is on by default. To turn ELS on for your watch:

1. Press the crown and tap Safety  Emergency Location Service

2. Turn on Use emergency location service.

Fall Detection

Fall Detection is available in Pixel-supported countries. If you have Fall Detection turned on and travel to an unsupported region, Fall Detection will be temporarily unavailable.

When a hard fall is detected, your Pixel Watch waits about 30 seconds, then vibrates, rings loudly, and asks if you want to call emergency services² . If you don't respond, your watch vibrates and alarms, then calls emergency services after 60 seconds with an automated voice message.

If you have granted permission to share your location, your Pixel Watch will share your location with emergency services.

How Fall Detection helps emergency services get to you

When a hard fall is detected and you don't respond to the alert after 60 seconds, Pixel Watch can share your location in an automated voice message. This message is played to emergency services during the call.

If you enabled Fall Detection and didn't grant Personal Safety "while in use" location permission, update Fall Detection to share your location with emergency services:

_{¹ Google Pixel Watch operates using radio signals, which cannot guarantee connection in all conditions. Never rely solely on any wireless device for emergency communications.}

_{² Fall Detection works by using motion sensors on your Pixel Watch. Keep in mind, high-impact activities may trigger fall detection. Fall detection can’t detect all falls.}

_{³ Emergency SOS: Emergency SOS requires location enabled and 4G LTE service or an internet connection. Emergency SOS is dependent upon network connectivity and other factors and may not be reliable for emergency communications or available in all countries or languages. Go to g.co/pixelwatch/personalsafety for more details.}

_{⁴ Fall Detection: Fall Detection is not available in all countries and depends on network connectivity and other factors. Your watch may not be reliable for emergency communications. Fall Detection may not detect all falls. To call emergency services on a Google Pixel Watch without 4G LTE, your paired phone must be nearby. Users must grant location permission for Fall Detection to share location externally. Data rates may apply. Go to g.co/pixelwatch/personalsafety for more details.}

_{⁵ Safety Signal: Not available on Pixel Watch 2 or 3 (Wi-Fi) or in all countries. Safety Signal requires location enabled and, in cases of emergency, provides Fitbit Premium subscribers without a 4G LTE watch line with access to a 4G LTE network for use of safety features only. When your watch is not connected to your phone, Safety Signal does not support Wi-Fi calling.}

_{⁶ Emergency Sharing: Data rates may apply. Emergency Sharing requires location enabled and 4G LTE service or an internet connection. Emergency Sharing is dependent upon network connectivity and other factors and may not be reliable for emergency communications or available in all countries or languages. Go to g.co/pixelwatch/personalsafety for more details.}

_{⁷ Safety Check: Data rates may apply. Safety Check requires location enabled and 4G LTE service or an internet connection. Safety Check is dependent upon network connectivity and other factors and may not be reliable for emergency communications or available in all countries or languages. Go to g.co/pixelwatch/personalsafety for more details.}

_{⁸ When multi-device location sharing is turned on for your device, we will use that device’s location as a backup in the case you start an Emergency Share on another device, but that device can no longer share its location.}

_{Emergency SOS requires location enabled and 4G LTE service or an internet connection. Fall detection and Emergency SOS are dependent upon network connectivity and other factors and may not be reliable for emergency communications and available in all areas or languages. Fall detection may not detect all falls. Auto-dialling to emergency services is not available in all countries. Go to g.co/pixelwatch/personalsafety for more details.}