Emergency SOS

E920735

iOS safety feature mobile operating system feature

Emergency SOS is an iOS safety feature that lets users quickly contact emergency services and share critical information from their iPhone in urgent situations.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Emergency SOS via satellite	2
Emergency SOS canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11352140 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Emergency SOS
Context triple: [Safety Check in iOS 16, relatedFeature, Emergency SOS]

A. Emergency
"Emergency" is a popular Afrobeat song by Nigerian artist D'banj, known for its energetic rhythm and dance-floor appeal.
B. Emergency!
Emergency! is a 1970s American television drama series that follows the work of Los Angeles County paramedics and firefighters as they respond to medical and rescue emergencies.
C. Emergency!
Emergency! is a groundbreaking 1969 jazz fusion album by the Tony Williams Lifetime that helped pioneer the fusion of jazz, rock, and avant-garde elements.
D. Emergency CSCF
Emergency CSCF is a specialized IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) call session control function dedicated to handling and routing emergency calls with appropriate priority and regulatory compliance.
E. SOS
"SOS" is a hit pop song by the Swedish group ABBA, known for its dramatic melody and emotional lyrics about a troubled relationship.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Emergency SOS
Target entity description: Emergency SOS is an iOS safety feature that lets users quickly contact emergency services and share critical information from their iPhone in urgent situations.

A. Emergency
"Emergency" is a popular Afrobeat song by Nigerian artist D'banj, known for its energetic rhythm and dance-floor appeal.
B. Emergency!
Emergency! is a 1970s American television drama series that follows the work of Los Angeles County paramedics and firefighters as they respond to medical and rescue emergencies.
C. Emergency!
Emergency! is a groundbreaking 1969 jazz fusion album by the Tony Williams Lifetime that helped pioneer the fusion of jazz, rock, and avant-garde elements.
D. Emergency CSCF
Emergency CSCF is a specialized IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) call session control function dedicated to handling and routing emergency calls with appropriate priority and regulatory compliance.
E. SOS
"SOS" is a hit pop song by the Swedish group ABBA, known for its dramatic melody and emotional lyrics about a troubled relationship.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	iOS safety feature ⓘ iOS safety feature ⓘ mobile operating system feature ⓘ
action	call local emergency number ⓘ display Medical ID information on lock screen when configured ⓘ share location with emergency contacts ⓘ
availability	available in many countries and regions with local emergency numbers ⓘ
configuration	can be enabled or disabled in iOS Settings ⓘ can be set to auto call emergency services ⓘ can play countdown sound before calling ⓘ
developedBy	Apple Inc. ⓘ Apple Inc. ⓘ
effect	notifies emergency contacts after emergency call ends when configured ⓘ sends periodic updates of user location to emergency contacts for a limited time ⓘ
emergencyNumber	automatically uses local emergency number based on region ⓘ
hardwareRequirement	requires compatible Apple Watch model for watchOS implementation ⓘ requires compatible iPhone model for all features ⓘ
introducedBy	Apple iOS software update ⓘ
operatingSystem	iOS ⓘ iPadOS ⓘ watchOS ⓘ
platform	Apple Watch ⓘ iPad ⓘ iPhone ⓘ supported iPhone models with satellite capability ⓘ
privacy	location shared only with emergency services and designated contacts ⓘ
purpose	contact emergency services when cellular and Wi‑Fi are unavailable ⓘ enhance personal safety ⓘ quickly contact emergency services ⓘ share critical information in urgent situations ⓘ
relatedFeature	Crash Detection ⓘ Emergency Contacts ⓘ Emergency SOS via satellite ⓘ Fall Detection ⓘ Medical ID ⓘ
requires	cellular connectivity or Wi‑Fi calling for standard emergency calls ⓘ clear view of the sky for satellite connection ⓘ
safetyCategory	emergency communication ⓘ personal safety ⓘ
satelliteVariant	Emergency SOS via satellite ⓘ linked to: Emergency SOS
triggerMethod	press and hold side button and volume button on iPhone ⓘ press and hold side button on Apple Watch ⓘ rapidly press side button multiple times on iPhone ⓘ
userInteraction	can be activated from iPhone lock screen ⓘ can be activated when device is unlocked ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Safety Check in iOS 16 → relatedFeature → Emergency SOS ⓘ

Apple September 2022 event → introducedFeature → Emergency SOS via satellite ⓘ

linked to: Emergency SOS

Emergency SOS → satelliteVariant → Emergency SOS via satellite ⓘ