The Emergency SOS feature on iPhones can send texts to emergency responders via satellite when there is no cell tower nearby.

Survivors of the deadly avalanche in California's Sierra Nevadas were stranded but used iPhone's emergency SOS feature to get ...

Six skiers who survived the avalanche near Lake Tahoe on Tuesday used the Emergency SOS via satellite feature on the iPhone ...

An iPhone with Emergency SOS via satellite proved crucial to survivors of a California avalanche, helping coordinate their ...

Apple's Emergency SOS via satellite helped rescue six skiers after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe on February 18, according to California emergency officials.

Survivors of the deadly Lake Tahoe avalanche used iPhone’s Emergency SOS via satellite to communicate with first responders.

Apple's Emergency SOS feature played a crucial role in rescuing six skiers trapped after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe, as ...

Apple's Emergency SOS via satellite feature could save your life in the event of a disaster. Here's how it works.

A massive avalanche in California, United States, killed eight people, while six were rescued using the iPhone’s ‘Emergency ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A massive Verizon outage Jan. 14, downed tens of thousands of Verizon phones, with Verizon customers eager to "fix" SOS mode on ...