Apple released its iPhone 14 line-up on Friday. Apple said earlier this month that the iPhone 14 models would contain new hardware that makes possible the emergency message service, which Apple planned to turn on with a software update coming in November. iFixit, a San Luis Obispo, California-based firm that disassembles iPhones and other consumer electronics to assess how easily they can be repaired, took apart an iPhone 14 Pro Max model on Friday, revealing a Qualcomm X65 modem chip. In a statement to Reuters on Saturday, Apple said there was additional proprietary hardware and software in the iPhone 14 for the new messaging feature. "iPhone 14 includes custom radio frequency components, and new software designed entirely by Apple, that together enable Emergency SOS via satellite on new iPhone 14 models," Apple said in a statement.

Source: The Edge Markets September 18, 2022 08:50 UTC