The feature builds on Apple’s Emergency SOS via satellite system, which debuted with the iPhone 14 and was later expanded in iOS 18. In iOS 26, that capability now extends to everyday messaging, seamlessly integrating with iMessage and maintaining Apple’s end-to-end encryption for privacy and security.

Thousands of Verizon customers complained of a widespread outage on January 14, 2026. So, what caused the random wireless issue?

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) disclosed the launch of GenAI Assistant for small businesses, Verizon Business Assistant. Verizon Business Assistant helps automate customer interactions and boost engagement by providing instant responses to ...

A while back, Verizon announced emergency satellite texting functionality for users with the Google Pixel 9 and Samsung Galaxy S25 series devices. Now a variant of that service is available for those same users: non-emergency texting. It will allow ...

Verizon has announced an expansion of its satellite texting capabilities, making it the first company in the US to allow customers to send text messages via satellite when outside of terrestrial cellular coverage. This service is available on select ...

NEW YORK -- A Verizon wireless outage impacted "a ton of" customers who tried to send texts on the East Coast for most of the morning. "Our technicians are fully aware we have a ton of customers that are being affected," Verizon Wireless support tweeted to ...