Apple brings satellite features in emergency situations to iPhone 13 with iOS 18.5

Apple released on Monday IOS 18.5, which is expanding The capabilities of the emergency satellite For the owners of iPhone 13 for the first time. Previously, satellite features were available for those who operate iPhone 14 or later.

The IPHONE emergency satellite system is designed to use it in critical times when the cellular signal or Wi-Fi is not available, as it allows people to contact emergency services, send text via satellite, share information with or calling, Road help.

The iOS 18.5 update focuses on providing access to it Satellite services for transport companiesLike those from T-Mobile (with Starlink). You can check to find out if you have access to this feature of the cellular menu within the iPhone settings.

To date, it was the advantage Thanks to saving livesSave rescuers, including Lost help and Wounded horsesand Save people from forest firesAnd more.

Although the expansion of satellite emergency services for iPhone 13 owners is the most famous addition with iOS 18.5, iPhone users also receive a good handful of smaller updates.

This includes adding a new feature of the screen time, and the parental control program from Apple, which alerts parents if their child properly enters the parent’s password to reach the screen time permissions.

Among other improvements are an updated mail application, which facilitates access to the “All Mail” category as its own tab; New pride wallpaper and an easier way to subscribe to the Apple TV application on a smart TV or a connected device. In addition, Apple has fixed an error as the Apple Vision Pro app with a black screen if downloaded from the application store, as well as other errors with Siri, Enterprise applications that are not launched, and more.

IOS 18.5 has been released alongside iPados 18.5, which largely addresses error repairs; Visionos 2.5; Watchos 11.5; And the updates focused on safety for MacOS Ventura 13.7.6 (22h625) and MacOS Sonoma 14.7.6.