Director Steven Spielberg was giving a talk at the Tribeca Festival when his Apple Watch suddenly said he’d taken a hard fall. His reaction to the false alarm ended up making matters worse.
Pressing the onscreen “X” will cancel any sort of false alarm on the Apple Watch.
Pressing the onscreen “X” will cancel any sort of false alarm on the Apple Watch.
Although false warnings from an Apple Watch are rare, they are not unknown — and can sometimes happen at inopportune moments. In this case, the renowned filmmaker was in the middle of giving a talk about his earliest feature film.
When the Apple Watch on his wrist beeped and displayed the warning, Spielberg should have simply pressed the on-screen “X” to cancel it. Instead, eager to resume his talk, he removed it, and dropped it on the ground.
Steven Spielberg rattled by false “hard fall” Apple Watch warning
Steven Spielberg rattled by false “hard fall” Apple Watch warning