Being in an emergency without a way to contact your family or 911 is a scary thought. Big weather events can wipe out homes, phone lines and powerlines, making the usual cellular or Wi-Fi networks ...

Your iPhone's status bar is a helpful dashboard that provides a glance at the vital signs of your smartphone. You're probably used to seeing the Wi-Fi and cellular data icons in this indicator field, ...

If you've ever pulled out your iPhone or Android phone and found it showing SOS mode, no service or searching, you already know how frustrating it can be to figure out whether it's a you problem or if ...

As Sarasota and Manatee residents prepare for the impacts of Hurricane Milton, it's important to know how to connect to emergency services even if your power and cell service go down. Luckily, all ...

Did you get caught up in Verizon's massive outage this week? Millions of customers saw "SOS" at the top of their phone screen instead of the usual graph of connection bars. Verizon has since restored ...

Your smartphone can do much more than text, take photos, and check the weather. In an emergency, it can call 911, notify your family, and share your location, even if you cannot press a single button.

Last month, Apple announced that Emergency SOS via satellite would be coming to Mexico before the end of the year. Today is that day, as the feature has now officially launched in Mexico. Emergency ...