Since the iPhone 14, iOS has offered an emergency SOS function via satellite, which contacts the emergency service even if you have no network coverage! It’s now available in France and we’re going to detail how to configure it to make a future emergency call that nobody wants but that we can anticipate as effectively as possible.
With the iPhone 14, Apple has integrated new technology into its smartphone that allows it to connect to satellites in low orbit. In addition to the emergency call that already exists under iOS, we now also have a satellite emergency call. If necessary, they simply contact the emergency services and can transmit your exact position and a maximum of useful information about you. Please note that this service is currently only active in six countries: the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
How to set up and use Satellite Emergency SOS on iPhone.
How to Set Up and Use Satellite Emergency SOS on iPhone 14/iOS?
We cannot predict the unexpected, but we can still prepare for it. Before you see how to use Satellite Emergency SOS, there are a few prerequisites that are not mandatory but may prove essential in the future.
requirements
- In app Locatetap the tab Me and activate Share my location. Without this, it cannot be sent in an emergency.
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- If you have an Apple Watch, activate it accident detection And fall detection. These features can activate automatic emergency calls.
- In app Health, fill out your medical form to give the emergency services as much information as possible, e.g. B. your blood type or whether you have had an organ transplant. Then add the emergency contacts so that some of your selected relatives are also notified.
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Source: Yazid Amer – Frandroid
Source: Yazid Amer – Frandroid
Now you can test the Satellite Emergency SOS feature.
How to use the satellite emergency SOS function?
In an emergency, finding a tool that can save you isn’t the best thing. Apple therefore allows you to test Emergency SOS by satellite to better understand it and navigate a situation that no one wants. Don’t take this step lightly!
- Open the app Ideas.
- Identify the section emergency call.
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Source: Yazid Amer – Frandroid
- On the page that appears, scroll down and identify the section SOS emergency call via satellite.
- Push the line Try the demo.
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Source: Yazid Amer – Frandroid
- The functionalities of are then summarized on several pages Satellite emergency call SOS.
- For the demo to work, you must temporarily turn off the cellular connection.
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Source: Yazid Amer – Frandroid
Source: Yazid Amer – Frandroid
- In order to be able to send a satellite emergency call successfully, you must first “hang up” the signal.
- The demonstration will familiarize you with its use and most importantly make you aware of its limitations.
- Therefore, it is impossible to connect indoors; ditto if there is a building between you and the satellite signal.
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Source: Yazid Amer – Frandroid
Source: Yazid Amer – Frandroid
- Once the signal is connected, you have an example of a possible dialogue with the emergency services.
- These are just examples that do not require an answer. Their job is to familiarize you with the language and possible requests for help.
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Source: Yazid Amer – Frandroid
Don’t hesitate to test the function to be ready in case of need. The same goes for your loved ones, don’t hesitate to introduce them to this feature in case they need to handle your phone in a dangerous situation.
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