Even when you're in an area with good cellular coverage, your iPhone status might read SOS. Here's what to know.

Verizon outages have hit. Is your phone stuck on 'SOS' mode? Can't make calls or send text? Here's what you can do, what to know.

What is Verizon SOS mode issue and how to fix it? Verizon users are currently experiencing a network outage that has caused many phones to display "SOS" or "SOS only" instead of the usual signal bars.

Luckily, there's a simple solution here, one that Verizon shared in its post about the outage's resolution: restart your phone. It doesn't matter if you already restarted your phone yesterday during the outage: In order to see results, you'll need to power off your phone and turn it back on after Verizon implemented its fix.

Newer iPhone models come preset with SOS mode. Once activated, this feature contacts emergency services to assist one in need. It can be used without SIM cards and even activated when the cell service is poor. A user can trigger the device into SOS mode by ...

When iPhones aren’t connected to a cellular network, they will typically alert the user by giving an indication in the phone’s status bar. Those notifications usually say “No Service” or “Searching,” but your phone may also say “SOS” or “SOS only.”

If the "your phone is not registered on a network" error has popped up on your Android phone, you know how frustrating it can be. Whether you want to call your family ...