GeeksModo Story Archive - October 2026

You can manage Crash Detection on Apple Watch so it can call emergency services and notify your emergency contacts after a severe car crash.

You can use satellite features on Apple Watch Ultra to text emergency services, message friends, and share your location off the grid.

You can contact emergency services with Apple Watch, share your Medical ID, alert emergency contacts, and update your emergency address.

You can use Check In on Apple Watch to let friends know you've arrived, after a workout or a timer, and choose what details they see.

You can locate people in Find My on Apple Watch, get directions to friends, send location alerts, and see a list of all your friends.

You can start a workout on Apple Watch, from HIIT and Outdoor Run to strength training, and pause, mark segments, and check your progress.

You can activate the siren on Apple Watch Ultra with the Action button, side button, Siren app, or Siri to attract help in an emergency.

You can view and add waypoints in Compass on Apple Watch, see automatic cellular and emergency call waypoints, and create your own.

You can use the Compass app on Apple Watch to see your bearing, elevation, and coordinates, set a target elevation alert, and use true north.

You can use Backtrack on Apple Watch to record your route in the Compass app and retrace your steps if you get lost.