![]() This, too, requires that your phone be without cellular signal. There is also a new feature found in the Me tab of the Find My App that allows you to send your location to a friend using the Satellite feature. This feature makes it so that you can communicate with emergency services via text even when you don’t have cellular connectivity.Īll in all, I’m extremely impressed with Apple’s Emergency SOS via Satellite functionality. Last Tuesday, Apple pushed a server-side update that made the new Emergency SOS via Satellite feature live for all iPhone 14 owners running iOS 16.1 or higher. Apple launches Emergency SOS via Satellite Not only can users prompt for battery level like before, but now they can check to see if the device is charging, or if it is connected to a charger. IOS 16.2 beta 3 includes a couple of new variables for the Battery Level action in Shortcuts. Apple, please keep the customization options coming. I could also see hiding wallpaper providing a measure of battery life savings. This is a step in the right direction, as even after a couple of months, I still haven’t gotten used to the Always On Display, and usually end up disabling it outright. IN previous versions of iOS you could only disable the Always On Display, but in beta 3 you can disable Lock screen Wallpaper, Notifications, or both, yet still keep the Always On Display active for widgets and the date/time. IOS 16.2 beta 3 affords iPhone 14 Pro users more fine-grained control over the Always On Display. Updated Always On Display options for iPhone 14 Pro Once rebooted, visit Settings → General → About → iOS Version to ensure that the Security Response is no longer displayed. Tap Remove again on the pop-up that appears to confirm, and your iPhone will automatically reboot after a few seconds. To uninstall a Security Response, visit Settings → General → About → iOS Version, and tap the Remove Security Response button underneath its release notes. Settings → General → About → iOS Version, and you should see the Security Response release notes, which are separate from the main iOS update release notes, if it was installed successfully. This option is enabled by default, and I recommend keeping it enabled. Users can also toggle automatic Security Response updates by going to Settings → General → Software Update → Automatic Updates, and using the Security Responses & System Files switch. This is significantly faster than a typical iOS update, and will be a great feature for keeping detrimental bugs at bay without necessitating a full iOS update. While the download and prep took a few minutes, the iOS Security Response 16.2 (a) update completed in just about 30 seconds after my iPhone rebooted. ![]() Users will see a brief “Verifying Security Response” prompt before the device reboots. Once downloaded, tap the Install Now button followed by your device’s passcode to initiate the update. Security Response Requested → Preparing Security Response → Downloaded. Once the update is initiated, you’ll see the following responses from Apple’s update server: ![]() ![]() The update looks similar to a normal OTA update, except for its size (this test came in at 98 MB). Subscribe to Cellular on YouTube for more Installing a Security ResponseĪfter visiting Settings → General → Software Update, users are greeted with an invitation to Download and Install iOS Security Response 16.2 (a). ![]()
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