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

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

  • Louisoix@lemm.eeEnglish
    396·
    2 years ago

    I really was hoping that we won’t see these stupid ads here and they’re left on Reddit.

    • transistor@lemdro.idEnglish
      231·
      2 years ago

      “emergency service personnels rescue people thanks to Radio” you will never see headlines like this

    • EnderWi99in@kbin.social
      54·
      2 years ago

      When Android does the same thing but the article calls out Apple specifically. It was a thing constantly on Reddit, but why wouldn’t we expect it here too? Fanboys of Apple are happy to peddle their wares everywhere.

      • stopthatgirl7@kbin.socialOP
        4·
        2 years ago

        What Android phone does this yet? Qualcomm announced they’d be releasing chipsets in Q2 of this year that can do it, but what phones have it?

  • AbidanYre@lemmy.worldEnglish
    32·
    2 years ago

    his brother’s girlfriend’s cousin

    Stories that start this way are always super credible.

  • chriscrutch@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    2 years ago

    As a 911 operator, I hate the SOS function and it has just gotten worse. Between this and the “car crash” detection, I spend 40% of my work day tracking down false alarms, often at the expense of using resources for actual emergencies. If I ever meet the person who decided to turn on the SOS function by default, I’m going to punch them squarely in the nose.

  • deleted@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    2 years ago

    I’d upgrade my iPhone just for this feature. Unfortunately, it’s not available yet where I live.

    In my country, we have people missing in dessert on daily basis. Thankfully, many are found by volunteers with the help of last known location or by if sharing their trip plan before leaving.

    This feature would save their lives.

    The other option is to buy satellite phone which cost $300/mo just to keep it for emergencies.

      • deleted@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 years ago

        I didn’t know such products existed. I don’t even think they’re available in the middle east.

        The prices of satellite phone have came down lately to $1000 for the device and $60 per month for the service and call cost range between $5.5 to $8 a minute.

        It’s operated by asia satellite co.

      • deleted@lemmy.worldEnglish
        111·
        2 years ago

        It’s not spying… actually it’s to send your location one time upon your request. And you need to manually aim your phone.

        Id not be surprised if one time location send would take 3-5% of the battery as it’ll take 15-60 seconds to transmit you location.

        The satellite is 1400km away so not your average 3km cellular tower.

      • asudox@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        I mean, the connection to the satellite is already barely powerful to send a few bytes of text.

  • Ankkuli@lemmy.worldEnglish
    97·
    2 years ago

    Don’t post positive content about Apple on a general technology community because it must be an ad then. The rule is only to post negative news if it’s in anyway related to Apple. Only then it’s factual.