Fall detection rebuilt: a dropped phone should no longer look like a fall
On 6 October 2026 Zenlyf replaced the first version of its fall check with a scored one that is designed to ignore a phone that was dropped, tossed or picked up. It is still in testing and has not been validated against real falls.
Why we rebuilt it
The first version could mistake a phone hitting the floor for a person falling. A false alarm frightens a family and teaches people to ignore alerts, so we treated it as a bug to fix, not a setting to tune.
What is different
- A possible fall is now scored from several signals instead of one sudden movement.
- After an impact the app watches closely for about fifteen seconds, which helps tell a person lying still from a phone that was simply put down.
- Movements that look like a dropped, tossed or picked-up phone score low.
- If you are fine, you can cancel before anyone is alerted.
What we are not claiming
The Zenlyf app is not in the App Store or Google Play yet, and fall detection and SOS are still in testing. Fall checks have not been validated against real falls.
We are not publishing an accuracy figure, because we do not have one from real falls yet. A fall check can miss a fall and can raise an alarm when nothing happened. For why this is hard, read fall detection for older adults.
Common questions
It is in testing. The Zenlyf app is not in the App Store or Google Play yet, and fall checks have not been validated against real falls.
No. Zenlyf does not use an always-on microphone for fall detection.
Keep reading
Zenlyf makes a smart ring that reads heart rate, blood oxygen and sleep, and can tell the people you trust when something is wrong. See the Zenlyf Ring.