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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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[–] 31 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

It's a genuinely good feature, we're going to continue seeing positive stories like this as more people use it in life threatening situations.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago

    It’s made me think about situations I might end up in that would benefit from this extra layer of safety where previously I’ve just YOLO’d and not gotten unlucky.

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