How Emergency SOS Services Work Via Apple's Owned Satellite Which Loves Today

Apple launched the Emergency SOS feature (photo: dock.apple)

JAKARTA - Today Apple officially launched a feature that can save its users when things are bad, Emergency SOS or SOS are connected via satellite, and this feature is also presented for the iPhone 14 series.

This Emergency SOS feature will come in handy when users need help and out of reach of the cellular, but can see the full sky. Users can send text messages to emergency services via satellite.

The company hopes this service doesn't need to be used by its users, but if they are injured and require rescue while in the wilderness, this can help.

This service is available to iPhone 14 customers and free for the first two years. They can do this by pointing their phone at the sky and connecting to one of 24 Globalstar satellites in low-Earth orbit.

In addition, if users want to reassure friends and family about their whereabouts while traveling outside the network, they can now open the Find My app and share their location via satellite.

Emergency SOS via satellite is available in the US and Canada, and will be present in France, Germany, Ireland and the UK in December. It is not known for sure whether Indonesia will be caught in this service.

According to Apple, the Emergency SOS via satellite is built on an important feature that already exists for iPhone users, including Emergency SOS, Medical IDs, emergency contacts, and the location sharing of Find My, offering the ability to connect to satellites for a more 360-degree approach to share important information with service, family and friends emergency situations.

How to Work SOS Emergency Through Satellite

While iPhones can quickly and easily contact emergency services if users need help, even if they can't contact your phone

With SOS Emergency via satellite introduced to the iPhone 14 lineup, if users cannot contact emergency services because there is no mobile or Wi-Fi range available, an easy-to-use interface appears on the iPhone to help users use satellite connections.

A brief question arises to help users answer important questions with some simple taps, which are sent to operator officers in initial messages, to ensure they can quickly understand the user's situation and location.

Apple is working with experts to review standard questions and protocols to identify the most common reasons for calling emergency services.

It should be noted that the satellite is moving fast, has a low bandwidth, and is located thousands of miles from Earth, so it takes a few minutes even to send a short message. With SOS Emergency via satellite, users can send and receive messages in just 15 seconds in clean condition

If you are the owner of the iPhone 14 series and have updated iOS, you should open the Emergency SOS section in Settings to find Demo.

If you use Demo mode, you won't be connected to an actual emergency service agent or relay hub, the company's system will direct Demo users to a server that sends recorded responses. This prevents people from burdening the actual call center.

Apple doesn't recommend users to try it themselves, instead, if users want to know about the interface and how it works, that's why this Demo mode was created. This was quoted from the Apple page, Wednesday, November 16.