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Verizon Outage Triggers SOS

Today's Verizon Outage Could Leave Your iPhone Stuck in SOS Mode. Here's the Fix

A portion of Verizon's network crumpled on Wednesday, with up to 175,000 customers seeing "SOS" in their phones' status bars instead of connection bars.

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Why is my phone SOS? What to know about Verizon outage

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Phone showing 'SOS'? Verizon outage may be to blame

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Verizon outage: Users report phones stuck in ‘SOS’ mode

Verizon, the country’s largest cell phone provider, was experiencing major issues Wednesday as subscribers found their phones suddenly left without service and stuck in “SOS” mode.

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Verizon Outage Triggers SOS, No Service Alerts Across Eastern US (UPDATED)

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Verizon Outage Leaves Tens of Thousands of Customers Nationwide with Phones Stuck in 'SOS' Mode

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Is your phone on SOS? National outage hits Tallahassee Verizon customers

As of 11:46 a.m. CT, Downdetector.com has received more than 176,000 Verizon outage reports from users.

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Is Verizon down in Southwest Florida? Why your phone shows 'SOS'

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Verizon suffers major outage as thousands of users say phones switched to SOS mode

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Verizon down: How to send messages via satellite when iPhones and Androids are in SOS mode?

The feature builds on Apple’s Emergency SOS via satellite system, which debuted with the iPhone 14 and was later expanded in iOS 18. In iOS 26, that capability now extends to everyday messaging, seamlessly integrating with iMessage and maintaining Apple’s end-to-end encryption for privacy and security.

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How to send satellite messages from your iPhone

OS 26 lets you access messages via satellite, allowing compatible iPhones to send texts without cellular or Wi-Fi. Learn how to use this feature anywhere.

9to5Mac

Apple launching Emergency SOS via satellite feature in Mexico later this year

Apple has announced a significant expansion of its Emergency SOS via satellite feature for iPhone and Apple Watch Ultra. The company says the feature will launch to users in Mexico later this year, joining existing availability of Find My via satellite and ...

Morningstar

Annual inReach SOS report emphasizes the value of Garmin satellite communication devices

Thanks to a dedicated SOS button and 100% global Iridium® satellite network coverage, Garmin inReach users can quickly send an SOS message should an emergency occur. Once an SOS message is triggered, even if the user takes no other action, the device ...