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A photo of the helicopter from Emergency SOS video

Regardless of how you feel about using an iPhone, you can’t ignore the fact Call for help via satellite connection It is really helpful. A safety feature, and one we started thinking about Everyone should have it. Because we hear it People are being saved because of their new phones..

The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro are exclusive phones. Currently, Apple is the only other device with satellite connectivity – the Apple Watch Ultra. The feature kicks in if you try to call emergency services and there is no cellular connection. iPhone will guide you to find the nearest satellite And then turn to Apple’s Delivery Service to answer a few questions and enter text descriptions of your situation.

Two motorists in an eastern canyon in Los Angeles County are the latest to be rescued. That area can often be a dead zone for cellular service.. such as the Montrose Search and Rescue Team Twitter, the call for help began after he discovered that the iPhone 14 had been in a car accident. The victims then got out of the car and followed instructions to contact Apple’s emergency satellite service, notifying the Crescenta Valley Police Station that they had fallen 300 feet down the side of the mountain. Apple’s call center reached out to other rescue units, including the state’s sheriff’s department, which found a helicopter that helped pull the two victims from the bottom of the canyon.

You can watch a video of the helicopter rescue on Twitter. The tweet confirmed that Apple used “accurate latitude and longitude” to help locate the 20-year-old victims near their cars. They were then taken to a local hospital for further observation.

This is not the first myth. Apple Emergency SOS The service is working fine.. There was a snowmobile man in Alaska saved Due to the satellite connection of the iPhone 14 in the middle of the night. Apple’s emergency SOS by satellite kick off It’s only been in the past month, so some of these stories are simply evidence of the feature working as Apple intended.

We can hear more stories when the winter months start overseas where Apple is It has now been announced As satellite emergency services provide. iPhone 14/14 Pro devices based in the UK, Ireland, France and Germany should all arrive starting yesterday.

Now the question remains: With Apple taking the credit for helping its users break free, will other phone makers follow suit? In the year There are rumors that Samsung Galaxy S23 It could be the first Android smartphone to receive an iPhone 14-like feature in the new year. And it has Google. Confirmed He is investigating satellite solutions.

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