Emergency SOS is currently announced in the US and Canada, but Apple plans to add this feature to other markets soon.
During the presentation of the new iPhone 14, all the new features that the device would have were announced and that made it different from the iPhone 13. One of them is the ability to have an emergency satellite connection in case you don’t have WiFi or network at that time.
This new feature is called “Emergency SOS” and Apple announced it for markets like the United States or Canada. Will it reach more countries? It’s very likely, since the company has mentioned that it will increase compatibility in some countries, that the true capabilities of the device will soon be explored.
iPhone 14 satellite connection will reach more countries
Apple has reported via the MacPrime website that its “Emergency SOS” feature could reach more countries in the following months. Even the company mentioned that it plans to announce these additional territories at the end of the year, so that we can soon have more certainty about the globalization of this feature.
Emergency SOS function will soon be available in other countries
During the presentation of the iPhone 14, the company had mentioned that Emergency SOS would be launched first in the United States and Canada, due to the treatment already had with satellite service provider Globalstar. Note that this function would be free for the first two years, and it was enough to activate the satellite function to access these emergency calls. The increase in the number of countries may be a consequence of the agreement that Apple has reached with Starlink to also be able to use its satellites.
As we learned today, the company is expected to announce other countries later this year and next year where the SOS feature will be available via satellite connection. It is not yet known which new regions will be affected.
This new feature allows you to send messages via satellite in case of emergency and you have no network coverage or WiFI available. It also allows you to call emergency contacts.
