Apple launches SOS over satellite in Australia and New Zealand

Apple’s SOS via satellite featured has now been enabled in the southern hemisphere with its arrival in Australia and New Zealand. The feature is available to iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max starting today.

This is technically a paid service, but current owners are enrolled for free for 2 years. If you buy an iPhone 14 after today, the 2 free years will start ticking down from the day that you activate the phone.

Using the new SOS via satellite feature • Sharing your location over satellite

The SOS feature presents the users with a short questionnaire that will…