An iPhone SOS crash notification alerted emergency responders to a cliffside rescue in Pierce County overnight. According to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office, a Search and Rescue (SAR) crew first ...

An AT&T outage on Thursday led many cellphone users to look for calling alternatives. The company advised customers to access Wi-Fi communications, but iPhone users without service or internet ...

If your iPhone is showing an SOS message where your signal should be showing, don't panic! You're not alone. Reports from outage trackers and social media indicate that carrier AT&T is currently ...

Emergencies rarely come with a warning. A road accident, sudden fall or unsafe situation could leave you unable to unlock ...

Are you seeing a strange message on your iPhone that reads SOS? Here's what that message means, per Apple. What does it mean when your iPhone says SOS? Apple Support says if you see "No Service" or ...

Thanks to the iPhone and a Garmin inReach used as a beacon, a ski trip guide at the scene stayed in contact with first responders, relaying information to the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office to ...

Emergency SOS via satellite, Apple’s safety service, is now provided to Japanese customers, the company announced. This technology, available on all models of iPhone 14 and iPhone 15, allows users to ...

Japanese iPhone users just got a little safer. Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac Apple expanded Emergency SOS via satellite to Japan. It allows iPhone users to communicate with emergency services from very ...

How Apple engineered off-grid satellite connectivity into the iPhone 14, creating a life-saving emergency beacon that ...