![]() ![]() Interesting responses continue to accrue, and let’s not forget that rival phones will soon have emergency SOS access via satellite, which may also be a reason that Apple was determined to show it has the most cost-effective offering-you can’t beat free, after all. More details may leak, so please check back. by providing connection AAA for breakdowns. The company has already added to the satellite capability in the U.S. When Apple introduced Touch ID, it knew it was a precursor to Apple Pay. More likely, I’d say, is the thought that Apple has bigger plans for satellite connectivity and is working on that. Even if progress has been slow, I wonder if Apple would conclude it was going to take another year or more to sort out. After all, there’s still another year to run before any cost would have been passed on. Building that backend to charge people + implementing that into iOS and possibly integrating it into Apple One bundles is a surprisingly long process.” I find this unconvincing. That said, the regular headlines of iPhones saving lives are worth a lot to Apple.īloomberg’s Mark Gurman asks if it’s just that Apple has not yet sorted out its charging: “I wonder if the extension of free satellite SOS on the iPhone 14 is as simple as Apple not finalizing a monetization strategy. One analyst, Ian Fogg, posted on X, formerly Twitter, saying, “Unsurprised to see free satellite emergency messaging extended for another year because it is a hard service to charge for - who would deny someone in desperate need of help because they had not paid?” I see the logic of this, but I suspect there are ways around this without being heartless. A year’s extension to the free provision of access to emergency SOS via satellite has been welcomed by many, and pored over by others. ![]() The reaction to the news above has been widespread. ![]() MORE FROM FORBES Apple iPhone 16 Report Promises Irresistible New Design Update By David Phelan Today’s announcement means that anyone with an iPhone 14 or iPhone 15 can have around two years’ access to the service for free. Outside emergency situations, the Find My app can be used to share your location with friends and family when you’re out of cellular connection range.Īpple says this service has already helped save lives in its first year of operation, including, “a man who was rescued after his car plummeted over a 400-foot cliff in Los Angeles.” In the U.S., Apple additionally introduced Roadside Assistance via satellite to “connect users to AAA if they have car trouble while outside of cellular and Wi-Fi coverage.” Once you’ve made contact, the iPhone starts a conversation by text message and shares your location with emergency responders as well as letting your emergency contacts know where you are. Providing you are outdoors with a clear view of the sky, you can use its software and GPS information to guide you where you should be pointing. ![]()
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