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iPhone 14 and SOS satellite calls

From the outset, however, it must be said that the novelty does not represent some kind of bonus in the realm of data transfers for pious pastimes. It is just a solution that should only work in an emergency, that is, in places where the mobile network signal is not available.

What this means? In principle, this is about providing an emergency connection in a situation where the iPhone owner is in unprecedented danger and cannot call for help via Wi-Fi, 4G or 5G.

From the information available, it is concluded that, at first, they will not even be able to send notified short text messages, as has been widely speculated. There should be several presets to help the user describe their problem.

“Data on battery status, GPS coordinates of the current location and possibly also health data are automatically added to the confirmation and subsequent sending”, emphasized Apple in its presentation, when it praised the partnership with Globalstar, without whose satellites something like this would not be possible it would be possible.

In an open environment, the process itself takes approximately 15 seconds, but if the person in question is in an inaccessible location, the transfer can take several minutes. The SOS signal will be transmitted from the satellite to the terrestrial broadcast station, which will transmit the message to the rescue services. It's good to realize that this is a one-way communication, so even an answer won't come with the snap of a finger(image above).

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