Editors' Note: Verizon appears to be suffering an outage in the U.S. on January 14, 2026, which may explain the appearance of the SOS alert on your iPhone. See our Verizon outage live blog for more ...

Emergency SOS can turn your smartphone into a lifesaver, but many users haven’t set it up. Here’s a simple guide to adding ...

(NEXSTAR) – Verizon users around the country reported major issues with service on Wednesday, complaining their devices were stuck on “SOS” mode. When a phone can’t connect to the network, it may show ...

Thanks to a dedicated SOS alert button and satellite network coverage via Iridium® and Skylo, Garmin inReach users can quickly send an SOS message should an emergency occur. Once an SOS message is ...