Apple launched the Emergency SOS by way of satellite tv for pc for all iPhone 14 customers in November 2022. When there are not any different choices for contacting emergency companies, emergency SOS by way of satellite tv for pc function will help customers get in contact with them. Suitable iPhone fashions make an effort to hyperlink clients to crucial help by way of satellite-based communication within the occasion they’re unable to achieve emergency companies as a result of they’re outdoors the protection space of mobile and Wi-Fi networks. The function has been reported to be life-saving in a number of conditions up to now. Initially offered without cost for 2 years, the emergency SOS function will now be obtainable for longer for iPhone 14 customers at no extra price.
The iPhone maker confirmed in a press launch that it’s extending the two-year free trial of the Emergency SOS by way of satellite tv for pc function for iPhone 14 customers by one other yr. “We’re so blissful iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 customers can make the most of this groundbreaking service for 2 extra years without cost,” Kaiann Drance, Apple’s vp of Worldwide iPhone Product Advertising and marketing, mentioned within the launch.
In response to Apple, the free trial can be prolonged for iPhone 14 customers who’ve activated their gadget in a rustic that helps Emergency SOS by way of satellite tv for pc previous to 12am PT (1:30am IST) on November 15, 2023. At present, Emergency SOS by way of satellite tv for pc is obtainable in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Eire, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US. There isn’t any phrase on when the function would make its method to India.
Apple launched the iPhone 14 lineup with 4 fashions – iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Professional, and iPhone 14 Professional Max, in September 2022. It was adopted by the discharge of the Emergency SOS by way of satellite tv for pc function in November of that yr, initially solely within the US and Canada, and later prolonged to extra international locations.
Buidling upon the satellite tv for pc connectivity functionality, eligible iPhone 14 customers travelling off the grid, that could be a location with out mobile or wi-fi connectivity, may also use the Discover My app and talk their location with family and friends by way of satellite tv for pc.
Apple additionally launched the Roadside Help by way of satellite tv for pc function within the US, which connects car-owners to AAA roadside help in case of automotive hassle in a area with no mobile and Wi-Fi protection. In response to Apple, the function is included without cost for 2 years, beginning on the time of activation of a brand new iPhone 15 or 14 sequence mannequin, and would require iOS 17 on the gadget to work.
The Emergency SOS by way of satellite tv for pc service has additionally been prolonged to iPhone 15 customers in 16 international locations and areas, in keeping with Apple. The corporate just lately expanded the function to Spain and Switzerland. Apple launched its newest iPhones at its ‘Wonderlust’ occasion in September.
