Apple introduced Emergency SOS via Satellite on last year’s iPhone 14 series. The groundbreaking feature has been available in several select countries. It has been praised numerous times by first responders and rescue teams for saving lives of customers who have been struck in emergency situations. The Cupertino-based tech giant promised two years of free Emergency SOS during the launch of the iPhone 14. Now, the company has announced that it is extending the service for an additional year at free of cost.
Apple extends Emergency SOS service for iPhone 14
Apple launched the iPhone 14 in September last year. The Emergency SOS via Satellite is available in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, the U.K., and the U.S. The service is free for two years starting at the time of activation of the new iPhone 14 models.
The Cupertino-based tech giant is extending the Emergency SOS for an additional year for the existing iPhone 14 users in countries where it is supported. Apple says that the free trial will be extended for users who activated their devices prior to 12am PT on November 15, 2023.
Emergency SOS via Satellite is also free for the current-generation iPhone 15 for two years starting at the time of activation. Apple is yet to announce the pricing of the service once the free trial ends. The feature allows users of the device to send emergency message alerts in remote places where there is no cellular or WiFi coverage without any special hardware.
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