Emergency SOS via Satellite on the iPhone 14 is basically your 911 backup.
When Apple announced the iPhone 14 series, some of the biggest features were things you can’t see like an internal redesign that make repairs cheaper and easier, or tools that most people will hopefully neve have to use, like Car Crash Detection. One feature that stood out was Emergency SOS via Satellite which, when you or someone you love is stranded or injured and out of range of cell service, lets you use a satellite to text an emergency dispatcher. Apple invited us to a live demonstration, and we came away very impressed.
Apple’s new safety feature is now live in the US and Canada.
0:00 Intro
0:55 Emergency SOS Disclaimer
1:10 How to use Emergency SOS Via Satellite
3:53 Emergency SOS Via Satellite Compatability
4:25 How to Test Emergency SOS Via Satellite
5:06 How to Share My Location with Loved Ones via Satellite
5:30 Outro
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James Pitcherella
November 15, 2022 at 4:34 pm
My friend Norm Jones engineers at DOD made the US military communications satellite system. He put one up in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. It was the only communication for a time. The iPhone could be communication when regular systems are down.
Los Angeles Professional Security
November 15, 2022 at 4:51 pm
It would be great if we could find out where our clients are precisely within the city, even if the cell service is unavailable. Hopefully we can integrate this feature into our App
SaiYaNwEi
November 15, 2022 at 4:56 pm
umm….. trying it at apple park sounds like a BS test
Mirza Rizwan baig
November 15, 2022 at 5:02 pm
What’s the hype for paid services? It’s free for 2 years.
Lewis Atlas
November 15, 2022 at 5:08 pm
This has limited utility for me. But it’s nice to know I have this functionality.
truesham
November 15, 2022 at 5:18 pm
yeah but what if you don’t have the subscription and got an emergency lmao
Dan Kelley
November 15, 2022 at 5:21 pm
Apple has come up with a true winning feature!
Sha Gojō
November 15, 2022 at 5:31 pm
How many will abuse this? Only do it in an actual emergency.
6mik
November 15, 2022 at 5:34 pm
A more likely scenario if you are stuck in the middle of nowhere:
iPhone user: let me use emergency SOS
iPhone: _ out of battery _
OW
November 15, 2022 at 6:50 pm
iPhones literally have the best battery on any smart phone 😂😂😂 it’s more of Pixel thing to run out of battery
AvengedJupiter
November 15, 2022 at 6:19 pm
Great report! Excited to try it by myself
Mike Wolf
November 15, 2022 at 6:21 pm
This would have been really helpful after the hurricanes that hit Florida earlier this year which knocked out cellular service for many days.
Sietse
November 15, 2022 at 6:34 pm
Is this guy stoken by a bee in his tongue?
Kerleem
November 15, 2022 at 7:48 pm
So cool, nice that they included a ‘test mode’
John Grosklaus
November 16, 2022 at 6:39 am
I think they knew that otherwise everyone would be dying to use it when they weren’t actually in an emergency
MrJG
November 15, 2022 at 7:55 pm
I hope that in the not too distant future this will be standard in all phones everywhere and will also include the rest of the world, calls and video calls via satellite. But I think the satellite infrastructure will have to improve to get there.
Monkey Guy80
November 15, 2022 at 8:25 pm
Seriously for Crime is too slow for it. Just call straight ya 😅🤷🏻♂️
Peter Stones
November 15, 2022 at 10:07 pm
One of the stupidest videos ever made. You don’t need to know anything about this but let me explain. I’ve heard some stupid dialogue but wow who wrote this scrip 😂
Roberto Garcia
November 15, 2022 at 10:09 pm
Too many steps to get a message out. I feel like I can walk somewhere and get cell service quicker.
The Tech Giant
November 15, 2022 at 10:54 pm
So because i’m an iPhone 14 owner from the UK, i should just curl up and die quietly if i ever get into trouble, but my American friend, well Apple are more than are happy to save him. Thanks Apple 🙄
Hussien Alsafi
November 15, 2022 at 11:25 pm
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Joey G
November 16, 2022 at 12:10 am
Hey CNET, can you find out for us consumers if this satellite feature increases the amount of radiation that the cell phone will emit or receive between itself and the satellite. Usually, satellite connection devices require a bit more energy to communicate with a satellite than a typical phone with a cell tower. Will this be more harmful to our health, or increase the of cancer to the user? Thank you. Im sure many of us would benefit from knowing this information.
Andi1089
November 16, 2022 at 12:35 am
Even the radiation increased, its not activated all the time
Tr3Vatos
November 16, 2022 at 12:10 am
So instead of looking for an excuse to get lost you just go to a controlled area 🤔
davetileguy
November 16, 2022 at 12:54 am
Wow ! I might just switch from Android for this satellite feature.
Michael Griffiths
November 16, 2022 at 12:58 am
This is soooo cool. If you’re in _exactly_ the right place, outdoors, not near any buildings, trees or suchlike, and you have one of those 5 specific emergencies, and the emergency that your _are_ experiencing doesn’t stop you reading small text, nor does it impair your ability to keep moving around to keep a satellite lock – you’re in luck!
Using the phone as a light reflecting device to attract attention is probably more feasible.
Godflanker
November 16, 2022 at 1:02 am
shacscaiosgi asid jasd ahsd jad jadkjaksd jlkhg alkaj sry just typing what I hear in the vid.
ZONTA Gaming
November 16, 2022 at 2:01 am
I hope that everyone aware about this feature will be moving forward and this will be how we are going to take calls in neat future 🎉
B Nav
November 16, 2022 at 2:18 am
Nice feature to have on my 14pro
Ray J
November 16, 2022 at 3:46 am
Same functions a the Garmin In Reach, nice that it’s on a phone.
David Jamgochian
November 16, 2022 at 4:14 am
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neel sarkar
November 16, 2022 at 5:56 am
Apple should launch this feature globally so that anyone in distress can use this feature given if this is so useful and works without failure.
Christopher Eves
November 16, 2022 at 6:18 am
So what do you press for “Whats the Emergency” questionaire if someone holds you up with a gun while you’re in the car, stealing your jewelry, which causes you to panic and hit the gas, crashing into a tree, breaking your leg and trapping you in the middle of nowhere and then your car catches fire?
Manuele De Lisio
November 16, 2022 at 11:59 am
“Some of the best features of these phones are things you can’t see or probably things you’ll never have to use, which is a good thing” – No, it’s not! 😂
Lucy The CAT
November 16, 2022 at 2:45 pm
pretty handy, I will use it of dog step on a bee ever again
Tsiry Rakotonirina
November 16, 2022 at 3:18 pm
And yet, I have an iPhone 14 Pro Max and yet not having the opportunity to use that service in South Africa 😭😩
The Tuareg
November 16, 2022 at 3:52 pm
Of course only available in the US this useless
Issie wizzie
November 16, 2022 at 5:00 pm
Will never need it, hence I’ve got the iPhone 13 Pro
ClectaSkiMusic
November 16, 2022 at 8:53 pm
So in Horror movies there is no excuse for no cell signal to call for help.
Beards, Bacon, Tech,
November 16, 2022 at 9:43 pm
I was wondering could you tell me or do you know if the MacBook Air with M1 chip is still worth getting and do you think the MacBook Air with M1 chip will get a lot of software updates?
Marcin Kaźmierczak
November 18, 2022 at 12:19 pm
I think Starlink option should also be mentioned, when presenting satellite services to mobile phones. Starlink will be much better, in my opinion, because it will imitate ground mobile station and we will not need to have newest iPhone 🙂 However Apple was first to have this service available.
Zigest
November 18, 2022 at 2:26 pm
Imagine owning an Apple phone, I’m not that stupid
NFL YoungBoy
November 18, 2022 at 4:08 pm
Im trying to get away from Apple I can’t wait for the Tesla phone to come out starlink would probably be the norm to talk through