Apple could expand Emergency SOS via satellite and Find My via satellite to the UK as early as next week, according to a source who spoke to MacRumors. Emergency services personnel nationwide have been advised that calls from the Satellite Emergency SOS feature will be routed to local emergency services from Tuesday 13th December.
Emergency SOS via Satellite launched in the US and Canada last month, and at the time Apple said it would expand to France, Germany, Ireland and the UK. United in December. Apple didn’t provide a specific date, but the December 13 date we heard from the UK source makes sense. It’s unclear if the expansion will also include France, Germany and Ireland, but it seems likely, and it could also be the day we see the launch of iOS 16.2.
Apple’s Emergency SOS via Satellite feature is available to all iPhone 14 users running iOS 16.1 in supported countries and is free to use for two years. It is designed to allow iPhone users to make emergency calls using satellite connectivity outdoors when no cellular or Wi-Fi connection is available.
Satellite connectivity can also be used to update a Find My location without a Wi-Fi or cellular connection through the Find My app.
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