iPhone 14 Emergency SOS via Satellite Rolling Out Today to Customers in the U.S. and Canada

[xpxp2002]

Wonder how it works when the phone detects cell service but calls cannot be completed. This situation will prevent fallback to satellite, which will effectively prevent any SOS messages from being sent.

There's probably a timeout or attempt limit, which then causes it to fall back to satellite.

 

[developer13245]

There's probably a timeout or attempt limit, which then causes it to fall back to satellite.

I don’t intend to criticize your post, but “probably” is a guess. This is an important use case that should be well documented and tested.


A dedicated satellite device only uses one form of communication, so by design it is simpler.


That being said..


Pro Tip: When in areas with no (or intermittent) cell service, remove the SIM card from your phone. This will save battery charge because the cellular system won’t constantly be looking for towers. GPS location will continue to function without a SIM card, and will probably be more accurate and faster because the phone will not be looking for cell towers.

 

[svish]

Good to see this being rolled out. Hopefully it will be made available everywhere across the world in the near future.

 

[Fred Zed]

I don’t intend to criticize your post, but “probably” is a guess. This is an important use case that should be well documented and tested.


A dedicated satellite device only uses one form of communication, so by design it is simpler.


That being said..


Pro Tip: When in areas with no (or intermittent) cell service, remove the SIM card from your phone. This will save battery charge because the cellular system won’t constantly be looking for towers. GPS location will continue to function without a SIM card, and will probably be more accurate and faster because the phone will not be looking for cell towers.

Remove esim ?🤣😂

 

[shaown]

I am on vacation in Asia - and it didn't pop up as avail. Guess I have to wait till I get home for it to activate.
-Shaown

 

[developer13245]

Remove esim ?🤣😂

Read my post, I said "SIM Card". Not esim.

 

[Fred Zed]

Read my post, I said "SIM Card". Not esim.

Read mine also. It was in jest 🤙

 

[_Spinn_]

This happened sooner than I thought.

 

[Apple Core]

Apple has announced that the iPhone 14's Emergency SOS via Satellite service will officially start rolling out today, the company said in a press release.

Apple announced the feature during the iPhone 14's event in September, saying it would officially launch to customers in November. To use the feature, users must be running iOS 16.1 or later. At launch, Emergency SOS via Satellite will be available in the United States and Canada and will expand to additional countries in December. For the first two years, Emergency SOS via Satellite will be free for customers, so Apple may charge for the service in the future.

With Emergency SOS via Satellite, in "ideal conditions with a direct view of the sky and the horizon," iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models can send a message to emergency services using a satellite connection. Apple says messages might take up to 15 seconds to send in good conditions and longer in weaker conditions. For more information on Emergency SOS via Satellite, see our guide.

Article Link: iPhone 14 Emergency SOS via Satellite Rolling Out Today to Customers in the U.S. and Canada

Just like Apple Card it’s only for the USA and Canada. The rest of the world or just dummies. Apple is sold worldwide so don’t advertise a feature that is only available to the privileged few.