Apple to add life-saving new feature in iOS 12

People who call 911 from their iPhone will be able to automatically share their exact location with first responders, Apple announced on Monday. 

The feature, which will only be available to users in the U.S. at launch, is slated to become available later this year with the launch of iOS 12. 

To enable this new feature, Apple is using its HELO (Hybridized Emergency Location) technology, launched in 2015, which estimates the caller’s location using a variety of sources, including cell towers as well as GPS and Wi-Fi access point data. Apple will also use technology from emergency technology company RapidSOS to share HELO location data with 911 centers.  Read more…

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