The emergency SOS services oniOS 18are about to get a serious upgrade.
911 dispatchers will soon be able to video call you during an emergency.
This was announced atWWDCbut may have gone unnoticed among the plethora of new features coming to iOS 18.
Image:RapidSOS
It is a much-needed development that made me wonder why it didnt exist until now.
Of course, you will require a stable internet connection for this to work.
This feature is beneficial in clearly showing or explaining the emergency details to your operator.
The former has announced that the feature will be free of cost starting in the fall.
They also claim this service will cover around 99% of the US population.
This isnt the first time Apple has rolled out a user safety feature.
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