The Rescue - Emergency SOS via satellite - iPhone 14 - Apple
Emergency SOS via satellite is a feature of iOS developed by Apple to allow supported devices to contact emergency services through a communications satellite in areas where ground-based wireless services may not be available.[1]
History[]
The feature was announced on September 7, 2022 with the iPhone 14 series, including the iPhone 14 Plus, 14 Pro, and 14 Pro Max. 2 years of emergency satellite service are included free with the purchase of new iPhone 14 models.[1][2] The system went online on November 15, 2022 and iOS 16.1 or later is required.[3][4]
The satellite connectivity in the iPhone 14 series is provided by a Qualcomm X65 modem chip with other custom hardware to communicate with Globalstar satellites over band n53, part of the 5G "New Radio" (NR) specification. Apple agreed to cover 95% of Globalstar's capital expenditures on new satellites in exchange for 85% of their bandwidth. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has also been negotiations with Apple, though Starlink satellites from SpaceX are not yet supported.[5][6]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Apple Event — September 7 by Apple, YouTube. 2022-09-07.
- ↑ Apple introduces iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, Apple Inc. 2022-09-07.
- ↑ Emergency SOS via satellite available on Tuesday in US & Canada by William Gallagher, AppleInsider. 2022-11-15.
- ↑ You can open Connection Assistant on iOS 16.1 (iPhone 14 only) with link x-apple-sosbuddy:// in Safari 😉 by Khaos Tian, Twitter. 2022-10-18.
- ↑ New iPhones have Qualcomm satellite modem, new Apple radio chips by Stephen Nellis, Reuters. 2022-09-17.
- ↑ Elon Musk says SpaceX had 'promising' talks with Apple over iPhone 14 satellite feature by Liam Tung, ZDNet. 2022-09-12.
See also[]
- Emergency SOS, the original cellular version of this feature, introduced in 2016.
- Messages via satellite, introduced with iOS 18 in 2024.
External links[]
- Use Emergency SOS via satellite on your iPhone 14 at Apple Support (2022-09-08)
- How to Demo the Emergency SOS via Satellite Service on iPhone 14 by Tim Hardwick at MacRumors (2022-11-15)
