Here’s how to set up car crash detection on Google Pixel Watch 2

Car crash detection ensures safety and supports all detection, emergency contact dialling, and more
An undated image of a person using Pixel Watch 2. — Google Store
An undated image of a person using Pixel Watch 2. — Google Store

Car crash detection is one of the best features that ensures safety of your Pixel Watch, as it supports all detection, emergency contact dialling, safety signal, emergency sharing, safety check, and more.

A few particular features such as car crash detection only works on the new Pixel Watch 2 or any latest Wear operating system (OS) 4. But, if you can't understand how to set it up on your watch, then Gadinsider has a step-by-step guide for you.

Follow it and easily activate car crash detection on Google Pixel Watch 2.

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Set up car crash detection on Google Pixel Watch 2

If you want to set up car crash detection on Google Pixel Watch 2, then it can be done through multiple ways. You can use your Pixel phone and Pixel Watch 2 both, to activate this feature:

Use Pixel phone

  1. You can use the device Settings or Google Pixel Watch app to turn on car crash detection.
  2. Open Settings on your Pixel phone.
  3. Scroll to Safety & emergency.
  4. Firstly, launch to the Settings and swipe to Safety and emergency.
  5. Now, choose Car Crash Detection > turn on, once you detect a car crash, you are also allowed to turn on other actions.
  6. Afterwards, click on the radio button alongside the Call Emergency Services to set up Emergency Sharing.

Use Pixel Watch 2

Here’s how to set up car crash detection on your Pixel Watch 2:

  1. Firstly, press and hold the crown button on your watch.
  2. Now, swipe down to Personal Safety.
  3. Then click on Car Crash Detection and turn on.
  4. Wear OS prompts the users to notify emergency contacts right after a crash, click on Yes.
  5. Now click on Add contact to set up your emergency contacts, look at all the added contacts and click on Done.
  6. Afterwards, you can select to share car crash data along with Google. Click on Yes to easily set to detect car crashes.