What Is Emergency SOS Feature? How does It work?
On Thursday, Apple stated that the safety feature pings emergency dispatch centers through a satellite network. It was made possible via a partnership with Louisiana-based Globalstar’s network of 24 low-orbit satellites. It is a good feature indeed. In emergency situations when Apple users will not have cellular or Wi-Fi coverage, they will be able to activate the emergency SOS feature. After enabling this feature, a Globalstar satellite will send the request to a Globalstar ground station and will relay the message to a local 911 dispatch center. If the closest call center will be unable to receive text messages, the request will go to a “relay center with Apple-trained emergency specialists”. However, Apple did not specify it in the release, the feature will likely come in the form of a software update to Apple’s iOS 16.
No doubt, Apple wants to make its devices so essential that users don’t want to leave home without them. Also Read: Can You Trust the Car Crash Detection in the iPhone 14? [Video] (phoneworld.com.pk)
