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  You'll be prompted to consider this option if you try to contact emergency services but are unable to. [credit: Apple ]

As previously promised, Apple's Emergency SOS-via-satellite service launched in the US and Canada on Tuesday. The service allows owners of Apple's newest iPhones to contact emergency services or share their location and status with emergency contacts via satellite when they are in a place where standard cellular services are not available.

Emergency SOS via satellite works on all of Apple's most recent flagship iPhone models: iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max. Support for it was added in a recent iOS update, so no additional downloads are necessary.

When you initiate Emergency SOS via satellite, you'll be presented with a multiple-choice questionnaire that attempts to glean critical information about your situation.

Enlarge / The iPhone 14 Pro and the iPhone 14 Pro Max. (credit: Samuel Axon)

CUPERTINO, Calif.—Today, Apple revealed its 2022 flagship iPhone lineup, including the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus , iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max . While there were few surprises after months of accurate leaks, and the fundamental design hasn't changed yearly, there are some interesting new things to see—particularly with the Pro phones.

We spent a few minutes handling the new devices and taking photos at a showroom within Apple's Steve Jobs Theater. While we only had a few moments with each device, we walked away with the impression that at least as much as things change, they ultimately stay the same. The phones feel the same in your hands and offer most of the same features as other recent flagship iPhones.

To that point, here are our photos of the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus. The 6.7-inch Plus phone replaces the 5.4-inch mini in the iPhone 14 lineup, while the iPhone 14 has pretty much the same dimensions as the iPhone 13.

Enlarge / iPhone 14. (credit: Apple)

CUPERTINO, Calif.—Today at its first indoor, in-person product launch event since the pandemic began, Apple announced the new iPhone 14 lineup.

Like its predecessor, the basic iPhone 14 has a 6.1-inch OLED screen. But missing is the iPhone mini, the smaller one-handed model that was present in Apple's lineup for the previous two years. That phone didn't sell all that well, so the majority of consumers have spoken: big phones are the way to go.

Thus, Apple has replaced the mini with the iPhone 14 Plus, with a 6.7-inch screen—the same size as the recent iPhone 12 Max and iPhone 13 Max. Apart from that, though, the specs and features are the same across the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus.