One yr in the past in the present day, Apple’s security service Emergency SOS through satellite tv for pc turned accessible on all iPhone 14 fashions within the U.S. and Canada. And the tech large is extending free entry to Emergency SOS through satellite tv for pc for an extra yr for current iPhone 14 customers.
Now additionally accessible on the iPhone 15 lineup in 16 international locations and areas, this expertise — which permits customers to textual content with emergency companies whereas exterior of mobile and Wi-Fi protection — has already made a big impression, contributing to many lives being saved, says Kaiann Drance, Apple’s vice chairman of Worldwide iPhone Product Advertising.
Constructing on this satellite tv for pc infrastructure, Apple lately launched Roadside Help through satellite tv for pc to attach customers to AAA if they’ve automobile hassle whereas exterior of mobile and Wi-Fi protection. Different security capabilities that may present help when it issues embrace:
- Customers can open the Discover My app and share their location through satellite tv for pc to reassure family and friends of their whereabouts whereas touring off the grid.
- Crash Detection can detect a extreme automobile crash and robotically dial emergency companies if a consumer is unconscious or unable to achieve their iPhone.
- Examine In permits customers to robotically notify family and friends after they have made it to their vacation spot safely.3
- Customers can arrange their Medical ID within the Well being app to assist first responders entry essential medical data from the Lock Display without having a passcode.
The free trial might be prolonged for iPhone 14 customers who’ve activated their system in a rustic that helps Emergency SOS through satellite tv for pc previous to 12 a.m. (Pacific) on November 15, 2023. For Emergency SOS through satellite tv for pc availability, go to assist.apple.com/en-us/HT213426.
Roadside Help through satellite tv for pc is offered within the U.S., in partnership with AAA, and is included free of charge for 2 years, beginning on the time of activation of a brand new iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Professional, iPhone 15 Professional Max, iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Professional, or iPhone 14 Professional Max. This satellite tv for pc service requires iOS 17.
There could also be related prices for sure roadside help companies offered by AAA. iPhone 15 and iPhone 14 customers who are usually not AAA members can benefit from Roadside Help through satellite tv for pc on a pay-per-use foundation for AAA’s roadside help companies.
Examine In is offered on iOS 17 or later.
