Apple today announced that Emergency SOS via satellite is now available in Australia and New Zealand. Available on all iPhone 14 models, the feature enables users to send text messages to emergency services via satellite when cellular and Wi-Fi coverage is not available. Users can also share their location via satellite in the Find My app. Emergency SOS via satellite is enabled by default on iPhones running iOS 16.4 or later in Australia and New Zealand. An option to send a text message via satellite will appear after dialing 000 in Australia or 111 in New Zealand outside the range of cellular and Wi-Fi coverage. There is also a demo mode in the Settings app under Emergency SOS that allows…

Apple has opened up Emergency SOS via Satellite to two more countries, with iPhone 14 users in Australia and New Zealand now able to get help in a dire situation without phone signal.Emergency SOS via SatelliteApple's Emergency SOS via Satellite has slowly rolled out to more countries since its introduction in 2022. Now, Apple has made the safety feature available to people located in Australia and New Zealand. Read more...

Apple has opened up Emergency SOS via Satellite to two more countries, with iPhone 14 users in Australia and New Zealand now able to get help in a dire situation without phone signal.Emergency SOS via SatelliteApple's Emergency SOS via Satellite has slowly rolled out to more countries since its introduction in 2022. Now, Apple has made the safety feature available to people located in Australia and New Zealand. Read more...

Apple today iPhone 14 Plus, and iPhone 14 Pro Max, are now available to customers in Australia and New Zealand. When outside of normal cellular network or Wi-Fi signal, customers can use Emergency SOS via satellite to send short text messages to emergency services. They can also share their location with friends and family in the Find My app. more… The post iPhone 14 satellite features now available in Australia and New Zealand appeared first on 9to5Mac.

Macworld Of the big Apple events of the year, WWDC is the most reliable: In each of the past 16 Junes, like clockwork, Apple has held a big get-together for its developer partners and announced a raft of important software updates. The September iPhone launch and the March/April spring event (which didn’t happen in 2023) seem almost unpredictable by comparison. In this article, we list the major announcements (and some of the smaller titbits) you can expect to hear about at WWDC 2023 this June. Some of these–updates to the five big Apple operating systems, most obviously–are as predictable as the timing of the event. But we reckon Apple will spring a few surprises too. WWDC 2023 will kick off…

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