Millions of iPhone users have been hit with an outage that is leaving devices on SOS mode, hindering their ability to make calls or send text messages.
While the issue is due to AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile experiencing a network outage, there are several workarounds to get your smartphone back online – and the easiest is performing a hard reset.
This is done by pressing and quickly releasing the volume up button, then the volume down and then pressing and holding the side button.
When the Apple logo appears, release the side button and then restart your iPhone as normal.
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Millions of iPhone users have been hit with an outage across the US that is leaving devices on SOS mode, making them unable to make calls or send text messages
DownDetector, a site that monitors online outages, shows issues appeared around 4am ET.
The website’s outage map highlights New York, Boston, Washington, Montreal, Honolulu, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, Seattle and San Francisco as hot spots with disruptive service.
When your iPhone shows SOS Only, you are unable to make regular calls, SMS or use cellular data.
The SOS Only appears in the top-right corner of the control center with the latest iOS software and the top left corner in previous versions.
However, you can make Emergency SOS calls to authorities – and many police departments have noted that Thursday’s outage has not disrupted 911 services.
