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If you see SOS or "SOS only" in the status bar, your device isn't connected to your cellular network, but you can still make emergency calls through other carrier networks. This feature is available in Australia, Canada, and the United States. Learn about using Emergency SOS on your iPhone.
The Emergency SOS feature on your iPhone allows you to contact emergency services (e.g., 911) using a button combination. If your iPhone detects a severe car crash, your device can help connect you to emergency services. Visit the Crash Detection Support page for more info.
"SOS Only" means that the carrier your iPhone normally uses is out of range but that you're in range of a rival network. For example, if you subscribe to AT&T but you're in an area that's only covered by Verizon, you'll see the SOS Only warning on your iPhone.
If SOS is showing up on your iPhone's status bar, it means there's no cellular connectivity for your phone. Here are two quick ways to troubleshoot the problem if you think you should have a...
If you are seeing SOS on iPhone you may think you've accidentally triggered an emergency alert, but here's what it means and depending on the cause you might be able to fix it.
With iPhone 14 or later (all models), you can use Emergency SOS via satellite to text emergency services when you're off the grid with no cellular and Wi-Fi coverage. How Emergency SOS via satellite works
For example, if your iPhone is on T-Mobile but you have no signal at all, it could still allow you to make a call through AT&T or Verizon if signal for those networks is available.
Verizon is suffering a major outage across parts of the United States, impacting voice, data, and messaging services. For iPhone users in particular, this outage means that the “SOS” icon is...
Verizon customers across the country have reported a network outage that has left their phone stuck in SOS mode. There might not be an immediatet fix — that will likely require Verizon's...
The good news? You can fix it. Let's take a look at the iPhone's Emergency SOS via satellite service and what you can do when your iPhone gets stuck in Emergency SOS mode.