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CTOnews.com In a press release released earlier this week, Apple said the satellite emergency help feature in the iPhone 14 model will be available to more countries and regions next year. However, Apple did not specify its expansion plans for next year in the press release.

Satellite emergency help was first launched in November in the U.S. and Canada and requires iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro or iPhone 14 Pro Max running iOS 16.1 or later.

CTOnews.com understands that the service was available earlier this week to iPhone 14 owners in France, Germany, Ireland and the UK, with some local emergency service numbers requiring iOS 16.2. The service starts with iPhone 14 activation and is free for two years.

Apple's official support documentation states:

1. In the United States and Canada, call or text 911. In France, call or text 112, 15, 17, 18, 114, 119, 191 and 196. In Germany, text 112 and 110. In Ireland and the UK, call or text 999 or 112.

2. When calling or texting 15, 17, 18, 114, 119, 191, and 196 in France, 110 in Germany, and 999 in Ireland, you need iOS 16.2 to connect to emergency services via satellite. The ability to use these additional emergency numbers may also depend on your cellular network operator.

The feature allows iPhone 14 models to connect to Globalstar satellites, enabling users to send text messages to emergency services outside of the phone's and Wi-Fi coverage. Apple says that under "ideal conditions with direct view of the sky and horizon," sending a text message via satellite can take 15 seconds, but leaves or other obstacles can cause the message to take longer or fail to be sent. Apple says satellite connectivity may also fail above 62° latitude, such as Alaska and northern Canada.

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