SOS mode on your iPhone indicates that your phone isn't connected to a cellular network.Credit: Apple What is SOS? You try to make phone call or post on social media on your iPhone – but you can't. Do you have bad service? No – in fact, you havenoservice. The service bars on...
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. . Now, that we figured that out... Was There A Verizon Outage in The Hudson Valley As the morning rolled on, ...
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. . Now, that we figured that out... Was There A Verizon Outage in The Hudson Valley As the morning rolled on, ...
What it actually refers to is the capability to use Emergency SOS on an iPhone. In short, you can't do normal calls, text, or use data, but your iPhone will be able to contact the emergency services using a different carrier entirely. For example, if your iPhone is on T-Mobile but ...
What is ‘SOS,’‘SOS only?’ During the outage on Thursday, smartphone users reported seeing SOS or "SOS only" in the status bar. This means the device isn't connected to a network, but the phone users can still make emergency calls. ...
Verizon said its network is fully restored, returning mobile phone service to customers across the country after an outage on Monday that left many people unable to make or receive calls for much of the day. People across the country said their phones had no service except for SOS mode, whic...
Verizon customersnationwide reported network outages on Sept. 30, with manyiPhoneusers saying their phoneshave been stuck in SOS mode. This is a massive problem for many folks trying to work and get about their lives on a Monday, and it is unclear when the issue will be resolved. ...
AT&T customers are reporting widespread outages. Some iPhone users saw SOS messages displayed in the status bar on their cellphones.
Why does my phone say SOS? Jesse Hollington / Digital Trends Apple added the “SOS” indicator to the status bar in iOS 16. The move was likely inspired by its work on Emergency SOS via satellite for that year’s iPhone 14 lineup. While the indicator is new, it’...
What Is A “Carrier Settings Update”? When you see an alert that says “Carrier Settings Update” on your iPhone, it means that Apple or your wireless carrier (Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, etc.) have released an update with new carrier settings that will help improve your iPhone’s ability...