Avalanche survivors used this obscure iPhone feature to get help

Survivors of the deadly avalanche in California's Sierra Nevadas were stranded but used iPhone's emergency SOS feature to get ...
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9-1-1 Text, Rapid SOS Gave Public a Lifeline to Dispatchers During Outage

Dispatch supervisor Ben Johnson keeps track of 9-1-1 calls. During the communication outage in July, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office Public Safety Dispatch Center used its text service to ...

Satellite Feature on iPhone Allowed Skiers to Seek Help After Avalanche

The Emergency SOS feature on iPhones can send texts to emergency responders via satellite when there is no cell tower nearby.

Samsung Galaxy S26 series may get satellite messaging, SOS: What to expect

Samsung's Galaxy S26 lineup may support satellite texting and emergency SOS in select regions, similar to Google Pixels and ...