Apple brings Emergency SOS Live Video to Brazil through RapidSOS partnership
Apple says emergency communications centers across Brazil can now use Emergency SOS Live Video through RapidSOS to request encrypted live video from iPhone users during emergency calls.
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Signal Summary
The integration is available in RapidSOS UNITE, where users can accept, decline, or stop a request and can also upload existing photos or videos. Emergency SOS Live Video works on iPhone 14 and later; Brazil ECCs using RapidSOS core modules can access it at no additional cost, subject to device and situational limitations.
Why It Matters
The partnership expands the feature’s role in Brazil’s emergency-response workflow by giving telecommunicators another way to assess an incident beyond the call itself. User consent remains required, while emergency services may retain copies of shared video.
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Primary Evidence
1Apple’s Emergency SOS Live Video is now available in Brazil
Marcus Mendes
“Thanks to a new partnership with RapidSOS, emergency services in Brazil can now request live video from iPhone users. Here are the details.”
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