“Communities rely on 911 centers in an emergency, and we believe they should have the best available technology at their disposal,” Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, said.

The company said on Monday that it will automatically share user’s location when they call 911 in future.

They further said that this feature will be made available with our latest iOS 12 update for iPhone and iPad and will be more convenient for emergency service to compensate user efficiently.

Apple launched Hybridized Emergency Location (HELO), which uses cell towers and other information like Wi-Fi access points to determine a 911 caller’s location. New update will use technology developed by company named as RapidSOS.

Note: This update is only for US citizens for the time being!

Source: CNBC

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