How to use Emergency SOS via satellite on iPhone 14 | Apple Support

You can use Emergency SOS via satellite on iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro to reach emergency services if you're out of cellular and Wi-Fi coverage. You'll be guided to connect to a satellite to text with emergency services.

Available starting in November 2022. Availability may vary by region. Requires iPhone 14 or iPhone 14 Pro with iOS 16.1 or later.

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[Splunkon]

This is going to be really great for those who hike a lot and take journeys far off the grid! I’m super happy Apple is doing this, it’s honestly crazy how far their products have come!

[samsamamb]

Wow, this will be such a cool feature, especially in rural Australia where coverage is terrible and 3G being shut down - further limiting coverage.

[booooooooooooooooooooooo]

This is gonna help so many people. I knew someone who unfortunately passed away for losing his tracks in the mountain. It took a team of experts months to locate him and brought him back home. He did his best and made it just a couple hundred meters from the trail. Technology like this could prevent tragedies like his from happening again.

[nuIlIllI]

This is the most innovative feature of all that Apple introduced today!

The "no signal" situation will be a thing of past. That is the point.

[nicolocarra]

This is a game changer in the smartphone industry. This instrument will be a life saver for a lot of people that work, live or goes into areas where cell services are not aviable. I usually go on trails between mountains where there's no connection at all, and having a smartphone with these capabilities would make me feel safer. It cost a lot but it gives you a lot! Good job Apple :)

[Numbers]

I think this is a great feature to help people! Props to Apple for making stuff like this!

[summerforlifee]

Yes apple! Taking a bigger bite into safety I see. Huge respect.

[jordjordjord]

Im so excited to see how this technology can expand in the future. Hopefully innovations can be made where longer messages can be sent over a shorter period of time, or hopefully can be used in more dense areas. Amazing work

[travisrauh]

I’ve always been so paranoid about being disconnected ever since a relative died in an area without cellular reception. This backup option is going to bring me such peace of mind.

[cheryl]

THIS IS AWESOME & SHOULD BE ROLLED OUT, ACROSS ALL NETWORKS.
IT'S A LIFESAVER.
WELL DONE APPLE. ✌️😊

[workhardforit]

Kind of disappointed that Apple isn't proactively deploying this in countries like mine that are situated in Southeast Asia where Tsunamis, Earthquakes, and Hurricanes/Typhoons happen frequently throughout the year. We NEED this and that's one of the reasons why we are all planning on upgrading to the iPhone 14 series.

We badly need this, we experience 16 typhoons every year, blackouts that last weeks, etc. please Apple, focus on Asian markets more...

[Luke_Halpin]

So after the 2 free years, what is the pricing strategy? Would be nice if it was included in Apple One.

[beesknees]

Very neat. I’m interested to see it in action. Those ‘gaps in satellite coverage and prolonged response times’ plus having to continuously point in the correct direction kind of worries me. I also understand this is a free service for 2 years but don’t know why anyone should pay for it after that timeframe. It should be a free service as it could be life saving

[vsevolod]

This is actually amazing and life-saving!

[NYG]

Wow! This is what you call innovation! I have to give Apple their props! Freakin’ genius!

[MIkePerry-klsu]

Two new iPhone 14 Pro, neither loaded with Emergency SOS Satellite feature...Apple Techs are befuddled!

[johnfarel]

I have some medical issues and like to fly fish in the back country. Seems like something worth upgrading for. I do wonder though how good it’s gonna work in the forest though if I can’t get through the trees

[JulianplayzRBLX]

Apple there is not a option in emergency sos for a demo on my iPhone 14 pro max and there is not a option to send my location through satellite on find my why is that?

[ventolin]

Finally something really useful from those guys! Since the Breitling Survivor series there was no other product who came close to this functionality except for the satphone brick! For a lot of people this will be a dealmaker.

[romella_karmey]

BUT THE GOLD QUESTION IS… WILL THIS ROLL OUT GLOBALLY?! 🙄😒 CUZ MY IPHONE 14 PRO MAX DOES NOT HAVE IT UNTIL NOW