iPhone and Apple Watch provide some really useful features when it comes to health and fitness and they also include important tools to get help in case of an accident, injury, and more. Follow along ...

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Nobody wants to need the Emergency SOS iPhone feature, but it's better to be safe than sorry. In case of an accident or emergency, you'll be glad you know how it works. Imagine the countless scenarios ...

The Emergency SOS feature on iPhone lets you quickly call local emergency services. The iPhone 14 introduced two new safety features, Crash Detection and Emergency SOS via Satellite. When you make an ...

No matter the make and model of your phone, it’s likely to have an emergency SOS feature built in—something you will hopefully never have to use but should make yourself aware of, just in case.

Many think "SOS" stands for "save our souls" or "save our ship," but it actually doesn't stand for anything. SOS is a Morse Code distress signal. Morse Code is a system that uses dots, dashes and ...

Recapping the historic heights of SZA's record-setting sophomore album as it hits its 1st anniversary. By Trevor Anderson In the year since SZA’s SOS set sail on Dec. 9, 2022, the album has swelled ...

Some iPhone users may have noticed that whenever a bout of bad weather hits the area, their cell phones display something a little unusual in their status bar: SOS or SOS only. SOS and SOS only on ...

You can send ‘SOS Alerts’ by triple-tapping the button. You can send ‘SOS Alerts’ by triple-tapping the button. is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys.