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Family rescued in Maui thanks to iPhone's satellite feature (9to5mac.com)

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With iPhone 14, Apple introduced Emergency SOS via Satellite, which lets users contact emergency services in places where there’s no...

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[–] TheyHaveNoName 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This feature must have cost a lot to research and develop but wouldn’t really make Apple anything in return - no subscriptions or payments for using the satellites.

[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Well, not quite. Right now, it’s only free for 2 years, then you have to subscribe. But apparently they’re planning on making it a completely free service in the future.