Initially, the iPhone 14’s Emergency SOS via Satellite was only limited to users in the U.S., but Apple eventually expanded it to Canada and European regions like Italy. The first case where the feature ended up helping individuals outside of the United States and Canada was in the Italian mountains, where some tourists lost their way during an outing.
Tourists were rescued by the local fire department when they used the Emergency SOS via Satellite feature to send a message and request help
The first case of the iPhone 14 helping the owners call for help was reported by the Italian news outlet La Nazione, stating that the incident occurred in mid-July. Two tourists lost their way in the mountains of Mugello, and luck was not on their side as they did not have cellphone reception while they were busy on their hike.
Fortunately, Apple’s Emergency SOS via Satellite can be used when there is no reception available, and the tourists were able to send a message calling for help. They were later rescued by the local fire department. Just recently, Apple’s Emergency SOS via Satellite saved a man’s life after his car fell nearly 400 percent in the canyon. One convenient addition added to the iPhone 14 lineup is that it provides accurate coordinates through satellite connectivity to the local authorities, making the search and rescue operation much simpler.
All iPhone 14 models also support Crash Detection, and even though the two tourists in Italy were not involved in anything serious, Apple has added this feature just in case Emergency SOS via Satellite cannot be used to alert the authorities. Crash Detection is enabled by default, but you can disable it because there have been instances where the feature was getting falsely triggered. If Emergency SOS via Satellite is not supported on your iPhone 14, you will have to update it to the latest version of iOS.
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