Neowin News Feed for: Sos

Is your carrier blocking Samsung's life-saving satellite features?

Paul Hill — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:20:01 +0000

Samsung is retroactively enabling satellite SOS on older Galaxy phones. But depending on your carrier, you might be left without full data access. Read more...

Google says your Android phone will now be more useful during emergency situations

Aditya Tiwari — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 06:46:01 +0000

Google's new emergency feature for Android devices helps dispatchers figure out what's going on when the caller is stressed or in danger. Read more...

Apple extends Emergency SOS via satellite for another year for iPhone 14 users

Steve Bennett — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 10:34:01 +0000

Apple has announced that it will extend free access to Emergency SOS via satellite for another year for all existing iPhone 14 users who activated their device prior to today in supported countries. Read more...

Google Messages to get satellite connectivity for emergency SOS

Anurag Singh — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 07:18:01 +0000

Google Messages could soon let you send emergency SOS messages through satellite connectivity. Google has apparently begun adding the UI elements required to initiate this feature. Read more...

iPhone 14 saves the day after couple's car falls 300 feet off a cliff

Usama Jawad — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 10:36:01 +0000

An iPhone 14 has been credited with helping save the lives of a couple whose car fell 300 feet off a mountain and into a canyon with no cellular service or obvious means of external communication. Read more...

Your iPhone and Apple Watch could soon be able to detect a car crash and dial 911

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 17:14:01 +0000

Apple is planning to bring a crash detection feature to the iPhone and the Apple Watch which will automatically dial emergency services in case of a hard crash using the help of inbuilt sensors. Read more...

EA wants you to feel lonely and monstrous with its upcoming Sea of Solitude

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Sat, 09 Jun 2018 19:16:01 +0000

A new game from the EA Originals program, Sea of Solitude is an upcoming title by Jo-Mei Games that seeks to present an emotional journey of loneliness, and how to bring someone back from the brink. Read more...