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Verizon down: How to send messages via satellite when iPhones and Androids are in SOS mode?
The feature builds on Apple’s Emergency SOS via satellite system, which debuted with the iPhone 14 and was later expanded in iOS 18. In iOS 26, that capability now extends to everyday messaging, seamlessly integrating with iMessage and maintaining Apple’s end-to-end encryption for privacy and security.
You try to make phone call or post on social media on your iPhone – but you can't. Do you have bad service? No – in fact, you have no service. The service bars on your iPhone aren't just low, they are completely missing. In place of the bars?
Editor's Note: Verizon around 10:15 a.m. Monday, Verizon issued a statement regarding the outages. Our latest story can be found here. Our original story continues below. Verizon phones across Illinois and Chicago were reported stuck in SOS mode following ...
Thanks to a dedicated SOS button and 100% global Iridium® satellite network coverage, Garmin inReach users can quickly send an SOS message should an emergency occur. Once an SOS message is triggered, even if the user takes no other action, the device ...