Emergency SOS User Manual for iOS

Verizon, SOS and outage

If the Verizon outage left your iPhone stuck in SOS mode, here's how to fix it

Did you get caught up in Verizon's massive outage this week? Millions of customers saw "SOS" at the top of their phone screen instead of the usual graph of connection bars. Verizon has since restored service,

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Why is my phone SOS? What to know about Verizon outage

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Verizon offers customers $20 credit for widespread outage

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Why was Verizon down? What to know about nationwide outage, credits

The huge Verizon outage that affected more than 1.5 million customers was resolved after almost 10 hours.

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Verizon Outage Disrupts Calling and Data Services for Wireless Customers Across the US

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If the Verizon Outage Left Your iPhone Stuck in SOS Mode, Here's How to Fix It

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How to claim Verizon's $20 credit for Wednesday's service outage

The carrier posted on X that it will offer a $20 credit, but customers must redeem it in the myVerizon app.

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‘We are sorry’: How to claim money from Verizon after the big outage

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Verizon to give customers $20 credit after thousands lost data in network outage Wednesday

USA Today

How to use iPhone emergency SOS satellite messaging to reach 911

Being in an emergency without a way to contact your family or 911 is a scary thought. Big weather events can wipe out homes, phone lines and powerlines, making the usual cellular or Wi-Fi networks impossible to use. However, if you have an iPhone, you can ...

MacRumors

iOS 18 Gains Emergency SOS Live Video Support

iOS 18 is giving iPhone users who find themselves in an emergency situation a way to provide more information and context to emergency responders with an update to Emergency SOS. Emergency SOS now supports live video, which means once the SOS feature is ...

9to5Mac

iOS 17.6 continues Emergency SOS via satellite expansion

With iPhone 14 and later, users can contact emergency services even when there’s no Wi-Fi or cellular signal thanks to the Emergency SOS via satellite feature. This feature was first launched in the US and Canada and has since been slowly expanded to ...

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Your iPhone Is Getting a Life-Saving Emergency Video-Calling Feature With iOS 18 (Here’s How It Works)

Some of the most groundbreaking innovations aren’t the flashiest but the ones that can save lives. Apple, a company known for its sleek designs and cutting-edge technology, has taken a significant step in this direction with the introduction of Emergency ...

AppleInsider

First responder network RapidSOS adds Emergency SOS video support with iOS 18

Apple's Emergency SOS live video feature coming in iOS 18 will be supported by RapidSOS, a platform linking millions of users to 911 and other emergency services. For iOS 18, however, Apple is greatly expanding the feature, so that it allows for longer ...

Benzinga.com

Learn How To Activate iPhone Emergency SOS — As Hurricane Milton Approaches, Your Safety May Depend On It

As Hurricane Milton barrels through Florida’s west coast with 120 mph winds, the importance of being prepared has never been clearer. If you’re in the Tampa or St. Petersburg areas, where extremely dangerous winds are now spreading, sheltering in place ...

CNET

Send SOS Messages on Your iPhone When You Have No Cell Service. Here's How

Following Hurricane Milton's landfall in Florida, here's how to make sure you can send messages via satellite if you have no cellular and Wi-Fi coverage. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of how-to books ...

Gizmodo

SOS Emergency Services on iOS 18 Are About To Get Video Calling

On iOS 18, callers will be able to go live or upload a recorded video of their emergency to emergency dispatchers. Reading time 1 minute The emergency SOS services on iOS 18 are about to get a serious upgrade. 911 dispatchers will soon be able to video ...