Survivors of the deadly avalanche in California's Sierra Nevadas were stranded but used iPhone's emergency SOS feature to get ...

If your phone is suddenly displaying "SOS," "no service," or "emergency calls only" and you're on Verizon's network, it's probably not your phone's fault, and you're certainly not alone. More than 100 ...

The Emergency SOS feature on iPhones can send texts to emergency responders via satellite when there is no cell tower nearby.

It allowed skiers to connect with rescuers via satellite.

Six skiers are alive thanks to Emergency SOS via satellite.

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For several years, Apple has offered the ability to communicate via text message outside of mobile reception areas. In the ...