iPhone 14 Satellite Connectivity Launching Outside The US And Canada?

The newly launched Apple iPhone 14 series comes with the much-talked-about Satellite Connectivity feature which would have limited availability in the US and Canada only by November.

Apple has added Satellite Connectivity to this year's iPhone 14 line. Image: Apple

The newly launched Apple iPhone 14 series comes with the much-talked-about Satellite connectivity feature which would have limited availability in the US and Canada only by November. However, a new report suggests that the much useful feature would be rolling out to other countries too. ABP Live has learnt from Apple that it is is currently focused on Satellite connectivity features in the US and Canada for now. 

The Cupertino-based tech giant has reportedly informed Swiss tech website MacPrime that its Satellite Connectivity feature would be rolled out to regions outside the US and Canada for Emergency SOS connectivity via Satellite by the end of this year. The report also added that the feature would be rolled out to even more countries next year. However, we suggest that this information should be taken with a pinch of salt.

What is iPhone 14's Satellite connectivity? 

Apple has added Satellite Connectivity to this year's iPhone 14 as it says "emergencies don't always happen when it's convenient". Users can hold their phone and it would find a satellite so they can communicate with rescuers and share a location which is "Emergency SOS via Satellite".

According to the tech giant, the easy accessibility of this satellite service could be a game changer for many backwoods explorers and remote search-and-rescue agencies trying to find lost people. Satellite connectivity is included free for two years with the iPhone 14 in the US and Canada and it launches in November, Apple had said at the launch of the iPhone 14 series on September 7.

It should be noted that this is an industry-first feature and has been built to work during emergencies only. Satellite connectivity works by connecting to satellites when the smartphone goes out of cellular and Wi-Fi coverage and the device should be out in the open to catch the satellite signals.