Apple releases iOS update with Crash Detection optimisation
Apple has recently released a new iPhone update iOS 16.3.1, The new update will include ‘optimisations’ for the iPhone 14 and 14 Pro's Crash Detection feature, which made news and was also criticised by some personnel from the search and rescue who witnessed find the causing of the false alarms during winter sports activities. The Crash Detection feature will alert emergency services to the new iPhones and Apple Watches when the users are unresponsive after a "severe car crash". In December 2022, it was reported that the Apple devices of skiers in the USA were sending automated crash warnings to dispatchers at the Summit County 911 Center, and this made the news. This is not the first time that Apple has optimised crash detection, as per IANS.


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