Apple launched Messages via satellite in iOS 18 to help during emergencies. Feature allows users to connect with emergency contacts and services without cell or Wi-Fi. Before use, set up with iOS 18, ...

If you have an iPhone 14 (or newer) or a Google Pixel 9, you can send texts via SOS Mode. My title is Senior Features Writer, which is a license to write about absolutely anything if I can connect it ...

With an iPhone 14 or later model you can send messages via satellite when you're without service. Credit: Copyright Morten Falch Sortland / Moment / Getty Images A ...

Messaging is still one of the best ways to communicate with your friends and family. To send an SMS, all you need is a SIM card with an active messaging plan installed on your smartphone. But what if ...

Here are ways to utilize your smartphone's emergency features ahead of Hurricane Milton. Apple Insider With millions of Americans affected — or about to be — by this hurricane season’s shockingly ...

Following Hurricane Milton's landfall in Florida, here's how to make sure you can send messages via satellite if you have no cellular and Wi-Fi coverage. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology ...

TAMPA, Fla. — As Hurricane Milton is on track for a landfall on the west coast of Florida, many could be facing days without power and this could affect cell phone infrastructure. But there may be one ...

In iOS 18, Apple further enhanced its satellite connectivity features for iPhone users with the introduction of Messages via satellite. Keep reading to learn how it works. Available in the United ...

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 ...