Emergency SOS via satellite coming to six new countries this month
7th March, 2023 at 4:37 pm by Divi
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- Apple announced today that it's Emergency SOS via satellite feature will be expanding to six new countries.
- The feature is currently available on the iPhone 14 lineup.
- Austria, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Portugal will gain the feature later this month.
Apple today announced that its Emergency SOS via satellite feature, available on the iPhone 14 lineup, will be expanding to six new countries later this month. This follows the initial U.S. and Canada launch, and expansions to the U.K., France, Germany, and Ireland in December.
Starting later this month, users in Austria, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Portugal will be able to use the Emergency SOS via satellite feature on their iPhone 14 devices. The feature is currently supported on iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max models.
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Emergency SOS via satellite allows iPhone 14 models to connect to satellites in emergencies, enabling communication with emergency services via text message when cellular and Wi-Fi connections are unavailable. The feature also allows users to share their Find My location via satellite with friends and family in emergencies. The service is free for the first two years after activating an iPhone 14 model.
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