Apple Shocks Users Of iPhone 14 With This New Update

Emergency SOS via satellite was a significant new function that Apple introduced with the iPhone 14 series. For two years, the feature was provided free of charge by the corporation. In a shocking announcement, Apple has now extended the free trial period for iPhone 14 customers by an additional year.

You can call for assistance even if your phone doesn’t have a consistent signal thanks to this unique function. It began to function a year ago. Thus, if you purchased an iPhone 14 at that time, you still have a year to test it out for free.

If you activated an iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, or iPhone 14 Pro Max before today, you will now have access for two years.

This function is available for all iPhone 15 series smartphones as well, and it offers a two-year trial period that begins the moment these phones are utilized.

Although it’s not available everywhere, Apple claims that it’s currently available in 16 countries and regions, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland.

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That implies you may try sending an SOS message via satellite if you manage to travel off-grid and, God forbid, run into trouble.

You can utilize its software and GPS data to direct you where you should be pointing as long as you are outside and can see the sky. The iPhone initiates a text message conversation with emergency responders and notifies your emergency contacts of your whereabouts once you establish contact.

Apple has introduced satellite-based roadside assistance in the US. If a user’s car breaks down in an area without Wi-Fi or cellular service, this service connects them to AAA. When you are in an area without cellular service, you can use the Find My app to share your location with friends and family in addition to using it in an emergency.

According to Apple, in just one year of launch, this technology has already saved a number of lives, including “a man who was rescued after his car plummeted over a 400-foot cliff in Los Angeles.”

With today’s announcement, everyone owning an iPhone 14 or iPhone 15 will be able to enjoy the service for free for about two years.