With iPhone 14, Apple introduced Emergency SOS via Satellite, which lets users contact emergency services in places where there’s no…

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      9to5 Mac is by virtue of the name very celebratory of Apple things.

      Focus more on the tech saving people’s lives.

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      Because it is. Apple does this shit all time and it’s enfuriating. Especially considering Android offers exactly the same feature so there’s no “thanking” a brand when both major platforms do this. People just lap it up though.

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        Which Android phones have satellite access? I saw Qualcomm came out with hardware in the beginning of the year that can also sms over satellite but haven’t seen an Android phone with it yet.

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    As a 911 operator, I hate the SOS function and it has just gotten worse. Between this and the “car crash” detection, I spend 40% of my work day tracking down false alarms, often at the expense of using resources for actual emergencies. If I ever meet the person who decided to turn on the SOS function by default, I’m going to punch them squarely in the nose.

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    Don’t post positive content about Apple on a general technology community because it must be an ad then. The rule is only to post negative news if it’s in anyway related to Apple. Only then it’s factual.

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    I really was hoping that we won’t see these stupid ads here and they’re left on Reddit.

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      “emergency service personnels rescue people thanks to Radio” you will never see headlines like this

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      When Android does the same thing but the article calls out Apple specifically. It was a thing constantly on Reddit, but why wouldn’t we expect it here too? Fanboys of Apple are happy to peddle their wares everywhere.

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        What Android phone does this yet? Qualcomm announced they’d be releasing chipsets in Q2 of this year that can do it, but what phones have it?