Apple’s Emergency SOS Live Video is now available in Brazil
Thanks to a new partnership with RapidSOS, emergency services in Brazil can now request live video from iPhone users. Here are the details.
Apple's Emergency SOS Live Video feature is now accessible in Brazil, following a partnership with RapidSOS. This allows Brazilian iPhone users to share live video or existing photos with emergency services during an emergency call.
Apple's Emergency SOS Live Video has already been available in the United States since the release of iOS 18 in September 2024. This feature, which is subject to device limitations, enables users to securely share live video at the request of emergency telecommunicators. During an emergency call, a telecommunicator can request a caller to share their camera's live video with a single tap. The feature is encrypted by default and can be stopped at any time by the caller.
RapidSOS, a public safety AI company, has enabled this technology for emergency services in Brazil as part of its UNITE platform. The integration provides a simple and secure method for callers to share live video during emergencies. Telecommunicators initiate every video request and decide if and when to activate the feature for their agency. This can be controlled by role within the agency.
Michael Martin, founder and CEO of RapidSOS, expressed pride in having enabled this capability in the United States and committed to bringing the same life-saving technology to emergency services globally. For more information about this announcement, interested parties can follow the provided link or learn more about Apple's Emergency SOS Live Video on 9to5Mac's YouTube channel.
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