One of the most important safety features Samsung Galaxy Watches come equipped with is fall detection. The fall detection feature debuted in 2020 on the Galaxy Watch3 and the Galaxy Watch Active2.

Features like Fall Detection will make their way from the Watch4 to the Galaxy Watch Active2 and Watch3, allowing the watch to detect hard falls from users during physical activity.

Features like Fall Detection will make their way from the Watch4 to the Galaxy Watch Active2 and Watch3, allowing the watch to detect hard falls from users during physical activity.

Samsung smartwatches have been known for their touch-free gesture controls and the Galaxy Watch 3 will be adding a new one.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 will reportedly support hand gestures, such as clenching and unclenching the fist to answer calls, and add a fall detection feature.

The first major Galaxy Watch 4 update brings Fall Detection back as well as expanding gesture controls and watchfaces, too.

How does fall detection work? Andrew Martonik / Digital Trends Apple and Samsung currently provide fall detection as part of their smartwatch feature set via built-in accelerometer and gyroscope.