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SOS is in upper right corner. Why and how to fix?

Have iphone 11. After restarting phone, SOS icon was in upper right corner. Not sure if I may have sent SOS when restarting phone.

iPhone 11, iOS 16

Posted on Oct 11, 2023 5:15 AM

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Posted on Oct 11, 2023 5:23 AM

If you already tried (to no avail) the steps provided at points A) & B) below:


A) Try a "forced" restart of your device using these instructions: Put it on charge for at least half an hour, then, keeping it plugged in, use these gestures:

Press and quickly release the volume up button, press and quickly release the volume down button, then press and hold the side (power) button. Only when the Apple logo appears (it might take 10-20 seconds), release that button (ignore all other screens that might appear, the one with the "slider" to turn the device off included).


B) if the issue persists, try all the steps listed here:--> If you see No Service, Searching, or SOS on your iPhone or iPad


If the issue still persists, I suggest that you make an appointment (*) and have your device inspected at an Apple Store or AASP (Apple Authorized Service Provider) among this list:--> https://locate.apple.com/choose-country-region . After checking it out, they'll give you all the available options.

Regards

Giulio


(*) You can do it:

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Oct 11, 2023 5:23 AM in response to Hawaii2006

If you already tried (to no avail) the steps provided at points A) & B) below:


A) Try a "forced" restart of your device using these instructions: Put it on charge for at least half an hour, then, keeping it plugged in, use these gestures:

Press and quickly release the volume up button, press and quickly release the volume down button, then press and hold the side (power) button. Only when the Apple logo appears (it might take 10-20 seconds), release that button (ignore all other screens that might appear, the one with the "slider" to turn the device off included).


B) if the issue persists, try all the steps listed here:--> If you see No Service, Searching, or SOS on your iPhone or iPad


If the issue still persists, I suggest that you make an appointment (*) and have your device inspected at an Apple Store or AASP (Apple Authorized Service Provider) among this list:--> https://locate.apple.com/choose-country-region . After checking it out, they'll give you all the available options.

Regards

Giulio


(*) You can do it:

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