Apple introduced a safety feature called SOS Satellite in the iPhone 14 series last year. This feature is designed to allow users to contact emergency services when there is no cellular or Wi-Fi connection. According to plans, Apple will provide emergency services via satellite in more countries/regions later this month. The latest iPhone 15 series also gets this feature, and it’s free for the first two years after activating the phone. Apple’s Satellite SOS feature is only available in the U.S. and Canada at launch.
At this week’s launch of the iPhone 15 series, Apple Announce The company is expanding emergency call-by-satellite capabilities to Spain and Switzerland. With this development, iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 users in these areas will be able to contact emergency services and share their location with friends and family in places where there is no cellular or Wi-Fi connection. The feature will be rolled out by the end of this month.
When you activate your iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 15, or iPhone 15 Pro, you get two years of free satellite functionality.
The satellite emergency SOS feature debuted with the launch of iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro last year. Initially, it was limited to the United States and Canada, with Apple expanding its availability to more countries multiple times over the past few months. Currently, satellite emergency distress services have been launched in 14 countries including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States. This feature requires iOS 16.1 or later update to work in these countries.
SOS signals via satellite services can be used during natural disasters and wilderness adventures. It appears automatically when the user attempts to call emergency services and displays a short questionnaire to help the user answer important questions.Apple has it too shared A video on YouTube promotes the impact of this safety feature. The four-minute video depicts iPhone 14 users being rescued from danger using an SOS signal via satellite.
Meanwhile, Apple is preparing to launch another interesting feature called roadside assistance via satellite. It’s designed to help iPhone users who are locked out of their cars or experiencing issues like their car running out of fuel in areas where cellular coverage or Wi-Fi networks are unavailable. This feature will be exclusive to the United States.
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