Apple iPhone 14's Emergency SOS via Satellite feature has been put to test in a real-life situation after saving a man stranded in Alaska at around two in the morning on December 1, Thursday.
The renowned tech giant introduced the feature for such situations when it started rolling out iOS 16.1 to the iPhone 14 series. And now, it has reportedly helped save a man.
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A National Parks Service employee watches as snow falls on the Pretty Rocks Landslide area on the Denali Park Road at Mile 45 in Denali National Park, Alaska, on September 21, 2022.
Apple iPhone 14 Emergency SOS via Satellite
As per the latest news story by Mac Rumors, the iPhone maker introduced its new feature, aptly named the Emergency SOS via Satellite, last November.
The iOS 16.1 update brought the feature to iPhone 14 users, allowing them to reach out to emergency services even without WiFi or mobile data connection.
In this day and age, wherein connectivity has been highly developed, cellular connections still skip some rural areas in far-flung places. However, satellite connectivity fills this gap, connecting folks even if they are in sites that have no signal.
Instead, as the name of the new Apple feature highly suggests, it contacts rescue teams via satellite connectivity of the new Apple flagship phones.
The new feature is best in scenarios wherein iPhone users ended up stranded in rural locations with no signal. In such situations, they could easily activate their SOS function to ask for help from the authorities despite the lack of cellular connection.
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An attendee holds a new iPhone Pro Max at an Apple event at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, on September 7, 2022. - Apple unveiled several new products including a new iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. They also released three Apple watches and new AirPods Pros during the event.
A report from CNBC notes that Apple lets iPhone users experience the feature for free in the first two years since its launch.
And the latest incident of a stranded man in Alaska goes to show how the SOS via Satellite feature helps its users ask for help.
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iPhone SOS via Satellite Feature Helps Rescue a Stranded Man in Alaska
According to a report by the Public Information Office of the Alaska Department of Public Safety, State Troopers, the Apple SOS feature helped save a stranded man.
An unnamed iPhone 14 user traveling using a snowmachine got stranded in a cold and isolated area of Alaska at roughly 2:00 am.
With that, the stranded man went on to try out the new Emergency SOS via Satellite feature on his iPhone to ask for help from the authorities.
The feature then reached out to the Alaska State Troopers, alerting them that a stranded man needed help. Mac Rumors notes that the rescue team was "impressed with the accuracy and completeness of information included in the initial alert."
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