{"id":2673,"date":"2022-12-14T15:20:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T15:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mozillion.com\/public\/resources\/?p=2673"},"modified":"2026-06-10T10:46:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T10:46:27","slug":"apples-iphone-14-emergency-sos-service-goes-live-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mozillion.com\/resources\/apples-iphone-14-emergency-sos-service-goes-live-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple\u2019s iPhone 14 Emergency SOS service goes live in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300; color: #999999; font-size: 13.0pt;\">By James, Mozillion Team<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Apple announced this service during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mozillion.com\/products\/apple\/iphone-14\">iPhone 14<\/a> launch but it\u2019s now officially live in the UK, France, Germany and Ireland following it launching in the USA and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The feature, which is available on the iPhone 14 series of phones, utilises a new built-in satellite connection that you can use to send emergency SOS messages even when you have no mobile coverage.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/mozillion\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1671033163\/apple_sos_1_j1x1sp.webp\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/mozillion\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1671033163\/apple_sos_1a_u0aodl.webp\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mozillion.com\/search-brand\/apple\">View latest iPhones for sale on Mozillion<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>The service can be used by anyone with an iPhone 14 series phone with iOS 16.1 in supported countries and is free for the first two years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>How to activate Emergency SOS via Satellite on an iPhone 14<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_7 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>To service is activated by a long press on the power and volume buttons, or pressing the power button five times in quick succession. Once connected, you can open a message menu with emergency service providers, and the phone will transmit your location. Once connected, you\u2019ll receive a message that the emergency service responders have been notified, and to stay put and await help.<\/p>\n<p>In the UK, if you dial 999 but have no coverage, the iPhone will prompt you to try and connect via a satellite. The iPhone then sends a text message which is picked up by Apple\u2019s safety team.<\/p>\n<p>The team will ask questions about the nature of the emergency and pass the location and message details on to emergency responders.<\/p>\n<p>You can also share your location with family members in a non-emergency using the Find My app. Open the Me tab, swipe up to see My Location via Satellite, and tap Send My Location. It also works with iPhone and Apple Watch\u2019s Crash and Fall Detection services.<\/p>\n<p>Support for more countries is coming soon according to Apple. The feature is likely to be useful to walkers, skiers or climbers so it\u2019s reassuring to see Apple continuing to roll it out globally.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Apple\u2019s iPhone 14 Emergency SOS service goes live in the UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Useful if you need emergency help but have no mobile signal to call 999\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" 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