Apple Satellite SOS vs. Google Satellite SOS: How Do They Compare? 🛰️

One works only on the iPhone, while the other only on Pixel phones, but there's more to this potentially lifesaving service than meets the eye.

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0:00 Satellite Emergency Features Compared
0:31 How Satellite Emergency Features Work
1:22 Demo Modes for Apple and Google SOS Features
2:25 SOS Satellite Availability
3:05 Setting Up SOS Features Ahead of TIme
3:43 Three SOS Features for Apple iPhones
4:44 The Future of SOS Satellite Features

#iphone #googlepixel #satellite #emergency

[josh]

When you're driving a hybrid, or EV car without an OEM spare through remote Utah desert and blow a tire. The SOS feature on the iPhone is a miracle.

[NissanZable]

The cost to buy these phones nowadays it should be free indefinitely especially when it comes to safety and life and death.

[Plaseebo]

good host and thanks to the behind the scene guys for detailed research

[markkendall]

With pixel will you get 2 years free when it's available in your country

[mdeter]

Verizon next year is allowing texting via satellite. It’s absolutely mind blowing that a smartphone can connect to a satellite in space.

[eraldway]

Apple with iOS 18 will allow you to send messages as well to anyone running iOS 18. Had a chance to try it out and it was awesome.

[EternalDestiny]

Thank you for talking about this! This has become so important that I am very disappointed in Samsung that they have not caught up to Apple and now the Google pixel. This is a life-saving feature that should not be omitted on any phone

[ArthArmani]

i like how android fans scream around that iOS is copying android, but when android does it, nobody say a thing lol

[polyglot]

How many simultaneous users can the systems handle?

[XzTS-Roostro]

I remembered when AST was the name of a computer company that would later get acquired & dissolved by Samsung

[daveadams]

Elon Musk says SpaceX's Starlink Direct To Cell system for mobile phones won't cost users a dime when it comes to connecting to emergency services. “Can't have a situation where someone dies because they forgot or were unable to pay for it, ” the SpaceX CEO said in a tweet on Tuesday.

[RuiCastroPT]

Just have to say, another type of emergency, we had a earth quake in Portugal a week ago. There was only talk that some Android phone alerted people. iPhone did not alert anyone.

[mikecarr]

Ya android fan for years. I use both but the sos satalite feature sold me. I no longer buy samsungs or pixel. Apple for the win. Satalite messages should be standard. The fact places still dont have cell coverage is ridiculous in 2024.

[adden]

Sadly im in the Philippines..this wont work with any of our phones omg..

[HokgiartoSaliem]

Remember some SOS really SOS. I mean the person may be unconscious. So calibrating the phone to match the satellite sometime cannot do it.

[mihalyadrianbengo]

I just don't get it. We pay a lot for these phones. Also this is a critical emergency solution. So why isn't it a proper included solution for emergencies. The tech is there and then oh sorry you were lost and injured and need help but you haven't paid so die... At least in worst case there should be an after pay in case you so when you need to used it you can.

[shattaadiwale]

I'm thought Iphone only introduced satellite call last year

[rosariodagosto]

Thanks to Elon Musk Satellites

[_of_]

My Nokia phone magnets brought down the satellite to me. All T-Mobile phones All will have access to satellite anywhere on earth by December 2024

[IEA_]

I don’t think googles is out yet and this year we can text via satellite as well.