When your phone goes into SOS mode, it can still make emergency calls. When you make an emergency call with your iPhone, it ...

Some of those impacted users say their phones are stuck in SOS mode. SOS mode indicates that a device is having trouble connecting to the user’s cellular provider network, but it can make ...

Verizon customers on the East Coast faced service outages, prompting frustration and concerns over digital security.

A widespread Verizon outage hit mobile phone customers across California and the U.S. on Monday, limiting some residents to emergency phone calls, so-called SOS mode. Downdetector, a website that ...

Users with Apple iPhones saw "SOS" next to their battery icon. While in SOS mode, users do not have a cell connection but will be able to make emergency calls using other networks, according to Apple.