Apple’s iPhone 14 Emergency SOS via satellite feature is now live in France, Germany, Ireland and the UK - TechCrunch

Apple has expanded its iPhone 14 Emergency SOS outer diagnostic to France, Germany, Ireland and the U.K. after initially launching it successful the U.S. and Canada past month. The service, which was archetypal announced successful September, enables users to connection with exigency services portion extracurricular of cellular and Wi-Fi coverage.

Emergency SOS via outer tin beryllium activated by a agelong property connected the powerfulness and measurement buttons oregon by rapidly pressing the powerfulness fastener 5 times. Users volition past spot an interface that volition assistance them get a connection. Then, users volition spot a abbreviated questionnaire that is designed to assistance them reply captious questions with a fewer elemental taps, which is transmitted to dispatchers successful the archetypal message, to guarantee they are capable to rapidly recognize a user’s concern and location.

“Following the questionnaire, the intuitive interface guides the idiosyncratic wherever to constituent their iPhone to link and sends the archetypal message,” Apple explained successful a press release. “This connection includes the user’s questionnaire responses; location, including altitude; iPhone artillery level; and Medical ID, if enabled. The questionnaire and follow-up messages are relayed straight via outer to relay centers staffed by Apple‑trained specialists who tin telephone for assistance connected the user’s behalf. The transcript tin besides beryllium shared with the user’s exigency contacts to support them informed.”

Additionally, if users privation to reassure their friends and household of their whereabouts portion traveling successful an country with nary cellular oregon Wi-Fi coverage, they tin present unfastened the Find My app and stock their determination via satellite. To bash so, you conscionable person to unfastened the “Me” tab, swipe up to spot “My Location via Satellite” and prime “Send My Location.”

Emergency SOS via outer is escaped for 2 years starting astatine the clip of activation of a caller iPhone 14. Apple hasn’t said what the work volition outgo aft that period. It’s worthy noting that Emergency SOS via outer and Find My via outer necessitate iOS 16.1 oregon later.

Apple says it plans to grow enactment for Emergency SOS via outer to further countries adjacent year.