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Alex Blake

One of Apple’s best emergency satellite features has just launched in the UK

Two iPhones showing Apple's Roadside Assistance via Satellite feature.

Over the last few years, Apple has been steadily expanding its emergency SOS features to more devices and additional countries. Now, the company’s Roadside Assistance via Satellite has launched in the U.K. for the first time.

Roadside Assistance via Satellite allows you to contact breakdown services when you’re having car trouble but lack any kind of reliable mobile service. As the name suggests, it instead lets you connect to a satellite in order to broadcast calls and messages.

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