The Apple Watch Series 4 and above fall detection function transmits your location after a fall. Is this information sent as a text? If I have a talk-only phone plan without texting, for example, would the location still be transmitted as part of the emergency call?
Is texting required for Apple Watch fall detection
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Best Answer
None of this data is sent as an iMessage or SMS.
If you have a talk only plan with no texting (do those still exist?), it won't be able to send GPS location data at all. How would it? "Talk Only" means just that - talk - there's no data whatsoever so it couldn't send location data. It's a moot point anyway.
The way fall detection works is that after a fall has been detected and you haven't responded, it makes a voice call to the programmed emergency number and plays an audio message that includes latitude and longitudinal data.
From Apple Support Use fall detection with Apple Watch
So, to answer your question, yes, the location would be transmitted, as audio as part of the emergency call.