With iPhone 14, Apple introduced Emergency SOS via Satellite, which lets users contact emergency services in places where there’s no…
Why does this feel like an ad
9to5 Mac is by virtue of the name very celebratory of Apple things.
Focus more on the tech saving people’s lives.
It is an ad.
Because it is. Apple does this shit all time and it’s enfuriating. Especially considering Android offers exactly the same feature so there’s no “thanking” a brand when both major platforms do this. People just lap it up though.
Which Android phones have satellite access? I saw Qualcomm came out with hardware in the beginning of the year that can also sms over satellite but haven’t seen an Android phone with it yet.
Which android phone has the same feature?
I really was hoping that we won’t see these stupid ads here and they’re left on Reddit.
“emergency service personnels rescue people thanks to Radio” you will never see headlines like this
or thanks to android phone couse they were able to call for help
/hailcorporate
When Android does the same thing but the article calls out Apple specifically. It was a thing constantly on Reddit, but why wouldn’t we expect it here too? Fanboys of Apple are happy to peddle their wares everywhere.
What Android phone does this yet? Qualcomm announced they’d be releasing chipsets in Q2 of this year that can do it, but what phones have it?
I’d upgrade my iPhone just for this feature. Unfortunately, it’s not available yet where I live.
In my country, we have people missing in dessert on daily basis. Thankfully, many are found by volunteers with the help of last known location or by if sharing their trip plan before leaving.
This feature would save their lives.
The other option is to buy satellite phone which cost $300/mo just to keep it for emergencies.
Or you know, just get a dedicated gps device like Inreach for a a few hundred $ one time + gps plan as you need. I wouldn’t rely on my iPhone for truly expedition like situations you actually plan for.
It’s not the case people get lost or missing because they don’t have a gps.
They mostly do have a gps but either they get injured (falling in a well or between rocks) or their car breaks down / get stuck.
Yeah I didn’t mean gps as in navigation, Inreach is a dedicated satellite communicator. I meant I wouldn’t trust an iPhone for emergency communication if I plan to go somewhere extremely remote
Ooh… I didn’t know such products exists.
I thought consumer satellite communications is purely for expensive phone calls.
The other option is to buy satellite phone which cost $300/mo just to keep it for emergencies.
No it’s not, there are other, much more affordable options, such as https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/837461/pn/010-06003-SU
I didn’t know such products existed. I don’t even think they’re available in the middle east.
The prices of satellite phone have came down lately to $1000 for the device and $60 per month for the service and call cost range between $5.5 to $8 a minute.
It’s operated by asia satellite co.
The spying feature xd
As a 911 operator, I hate the SOS function and it has just gotten worse. Between this and the “car crash” detection, I spend 40% of my work day tracking down false alarms, often at the expense of using resources for actual emergencies. If I ever meet the person who decided to turn on the SOS function by default, I’m going to punch them squarely in the nose.
Anyone in the know here? How the heck does a non-sat phone contact a sattelite?
It’s a sat phone, just a somewhat limited one.
