iPhone 14 can help you out of dangerous situations thanks to a special feature

According to Business Insider, a man stranded in Alaska was rescued by using Apple’s new satellite emergency rescue feature (Emergency SOS) to contact emergency services.

The Alaska Department of Rescue (USA) said that at about 2 a.m. on December 1, their rescue units received a notification of a man traveling on a ski machine from the remote town of Noorvik to the area. Kotzebue and activated Emergency SOS via satellite on my iPhone after getting stuck.

This is an area with absolutely no Wi-Fi or cellular coverage.

Apple’s Emergency Response Center then provided rescuers and search and rescue personnel in the Northwest Arctic with the GPS coordinates of the trapped man. Thanks to that, 4 rescuers located him and promptly brought him to Kotzebue. No injuries occurred.

A spokesperson for the Alaska Rescue Department told Business Insider that search and rescue teams were dispatched at 3:30 a.m. and the stranded man was brought to Kotzebue at 6 a.m.

According to Business Insider, this man did not have any other form of satellite communication.

In the press release, the soldiers involved in the rescue said they were impressed with the accuracy and completeness of the information contained in the initial warning.

This news comes just weeks after Apple announced the launch of the Emergence SOS satellite emergency rescue feature for iPhone 14 users in the US (excluding Guam or Samoa) and Canada. The secure service allows users to text emergency services outside of cellular and Wi-Fi coverage.

The feature also allows iPhone 14 owners to share their location via satellite with friends and family using the Find My app (Find My App). Owners of every version in the iPhone 14 series can use this feature.

The app is expected to roll out to several European markets including the UK, Germany, France and Ireland this month.

Satellite connection can be maintained even when your phone screen is locked. However, this connection can be affected around hills, mountains, canyons and tall structures, or even around dense foliage.

Apple says a message sent using the satellite feature can take 15 seconds to send under ideal conditions with a live view of the sky, and over a minute to send under trees with light or medium foliage.

Latitude can also affect connectivity. According to Apple, places with latitudes above 62 degrees can make this feature harder to work.

Emergency SOS is free to use for two years after activating iPhone 14 or iPhone 14 Pro, but Apple does not disclose the cost after that.

Users can check the Emergency SOS feature without alerting the rescue service through the settings menu on the iPhone 14.