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A man's Apple iPhone called 911 after he was involved in a crash and was trapped inside his vehicle.

It’s not every day that an iPhone is celebrated as a hero, especially by firefighters. A Florida man wrecked his truck and ...

A man’s iPhone saved his life after he crashed his truck through a fence, impaling him, the Marion County Fire Rescue said.

Marion County Fire Rescue is crediting an iPhone for helping save a man’s life after his pickup truck crashed through a fence ...

If they have an iPhone, just swipe up on the screen to reveal a phone keypad. You won't be able to call anyone else but you can dial 911. If you swipe up again and tap “emergency” at the ...

You can also use an iPhone to place an emergency call through any available network. In fact, in North America, all cell phones must be able to dial 911, regardless of their service status.

Apple's crash detection feature is available on the iPhone 14 and later and the Apple Watch Series 8 and newer models. The smartphones must be running at least iOS 16, while the smartwatches ...

On your iPhone, head to Emergency SOS in the Settings app. To stop Emergency SOS from auto-dialing 911, disable both Call with Hold and Release and Call with 5 Button Presses.

Emergency SOS calls go to whatever the local emergency service phone number is — usually 911 if you're living in the US. But you can set Emergency SOS to notify any of your friends and family ...

QUICK ANSWER Yes, you can call 911 without a carrier plan or even a SIM card, although you'll still need to be within range of cellphone towers. You can't usually call 911 without a phone unless ...