While this feature was announced back in September, it’ll officially start rolling out later today in the US and Canada before launching in France, Germany, Ireland, and the UK in December. The pitch is simple: if you’re in a sticky situation without Wi-Fi or a cellular signal, you can still send for help. However, it’s not exactly like a satellite phone. The main difference is you can’t make a voice call — you can only text.
While the service will be free for the first two years, you’ll eventually have to pay for it — though we don’t know pricing just yet.
See https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/15/23457970/iphone-14-emergency-sos-satellite-ios-16
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