{
  "id": 11534785,
  "title": "If your iPhone 18 Pro Max always says SOS, you need to get it replaced",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/if-your-iphone-18-pro-max-always-says-sos-you-need-to-get-it-replaced",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-02T21:28:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AppleInsider",
    "slug": "appleinsider",
    "url": "https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/10/02/if-your-iphone-18-pro-max-always-says-sos-you-need-to-get-it-replaced"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "There are now patches to apply if you don't have any problems making calls on an AT&T iPhone 18 Pro Max . If you do, you need to get your phone replaced. iPhone 18 Pro Max Since launch, iPhone 18 Pro Max models have been dropping off the AT&T network. In some cases, never to return. After an OS update earlier in the week, and a carrier settings update on Friday, the problem may no longer manifest…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}