Apple expands emergency SMS service to four European countries


Apple boss Tim Cook with the new iPhone 14. Apple is rolling out its satellite-based emergency SMS feature to owners of the latest iPhone generation. — Photo: Andrej Sokolow/dpa

BERLIN: Apple is rolling out the ability to send messages via satellite, designed to work in emergencies when iPhone users don't have signal, in several more countries after launching in the US.

As of Tuesday, the satellite emergency call will also be available in France, Germany, the UK and Ireland, Apple says, allowing anyone there with an iPhone 14 to point their phone towards a satellite and send an emergency message even without WiFi or network coverage.

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