{"id":63104,"date":"2024-01-12T12:12:39","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T06:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seminarsonly.com\/news\/?p=63104"},"modified":"2024-01-12T12:12:39","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T06:42:39","slug":"how-to-get-my-phone-out-of-sos-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seminarsonly.com\/news\/how-to-get-my-phone-out-of-sos-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Get My Phone Out of SOS Mode"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"color: #800000;\">How To Get My Phone Out of SOS Mode<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><em><strong>If you see SOS or &#8220;SOS only&#8221; in the status bar, your device isn&#8217;t connected to a network,\u00a0but you can still make emergency calls.\u00a0This feature is available in Australia, Canada, and the United States.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>Try this:<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Remove and reinsert the SIM card.<\/p>\n<p>If it doesn&#8217;t help contact your carrier, maybe the SIM card is damaged, ask for a replaced (new) card. Normally it is free.<\/p>\n<p>Als ask to check if the SIM tray is bent, as even a tiny misalignment can cause the SIM card to not fully connect with the internal contacts in your iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>If you see No Service or Searching in the status bar on your iPhone or iPad (Wi-Fi + Cellular), your device isn&#8217;t connected to a cellular network.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Check your coverage area<\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure that you&#8217;re in an area with cellular network coverage.<\/li>\n<li>Turn cellular data off and then back on again. Go\u00a0to Settings, then tap Cellular or Mobile Data. If you&#8217;re using an iPad, you might see Settings &gt; Cellular Data.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re traveling internationally, make sure that your device is set up for data roaming. Go to Settings &gt; Cellular &gt; Cellular Data Options &gt; Data Roaming.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/library\/content\/dam\/edam\/applecare\/images\/en_US\/iOS\/ios-16-iphone-13-pro-settings-cellular-cellular-data-options-crop.png\" alt=\"Top part of an iPhone screen showing cellular settings\" width=\"350\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800000;\">If you see SOS or SOS only<\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>If you see SOS or &#8220;SOS only&#8221; in the status bar, your device isn&#8217;t connected to a network,\u00a0but you can still make emergency calls.\u00a0This feature is available in Australia, Canada, and the United States.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/library\/content\/dam\/edam\/applecare\/images\/en_US\/iOS\/ios-16-iphone-13-pro-control-center-sos-only-crop.png\" alt=\"Top part of iPhone screen showing &quot;SOS only&quot; in status bar\" width=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800000;\">If you&#8217;re on AT&amp;T&#8217;s 3G network<\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>AT&amp;T is phasing out their 3G network. If you see No Service in the status bar of your device and you have an iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, or earlier or an iPad 2 Wi-Fi + Cellular or earlier, contact your carrier to discuss your options.\u00a0If you have an iPhone 6 or later or an iPad (3rd generation) or later, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Update your iPhone or iPad to the\u00a0latest version of iOS or iPadOS.<\/li>\n<li>Go to Settings &gt; Cellular. Then:\n<ul>\n<li>For iPhone, tap Cellular Data Options, then turn on Enable LTE.<\/li>\n<li>For iPad, turn on LTE.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you still see No Service after following these steps, contact your carrier.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Check for a Carrier Settings update<\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>To manually check for and install a\u00a0carrier settings update:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Make sure that your device is connected to a Wi-Fi or cellular network.<\/li>\n<li>Tap Settings &gt; General &gt; About. If an update is available, you&#8217;ll see an option to update your carrier settings.<\/li>\n<li>To see the version of carrier settings on your device, tap Settings &gt; General &gt; About and look next to Carrier.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you insert a new SIM card into your iPhone or iPad, you need to download the carrier settings for your new carrier.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Turn your cellular line off and back on<\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Go to Settings &gt; Cellular and check to see if your cellular line is turned on. If your cellular line is off, turn it back on. Then check to see if you have service.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t see your cellular line in Settings &gt; Cellular, you should set up an eSIM or insert a physical SIM card.\u00a0If you&#8217;re using a\u00a0physical SIM card, remove the SIM card and put it back in.<\/p>\n<p>If your SIM card is damaged, doesn&#8217;t fit in the SIM tray, or you transferred your physical SIM card from another device, ask your carrier for a new SIM card.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Reset your Network Settings<\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Go to Settings &gt; General &gt; Transfer or Reset [Device] &gt; Reset &gt; Reset Network Settings. This also resets Wi-Fi networks and passwords, cellular settings, and VPN and APN settings that you&#8217;ve used before.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Contact your carrier<\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Issues with your carrier or account might affect your service. Contact your carrier to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Verify that your account is active and in good standing.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure that there are no outages in your area.<\/li>\n<li>Check that your device isn&#8217;t blocked from receiving cellular services and is set up with the right data plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How To Get My Phone Out of SOS Mode If you see SOS or &#8220;SOS only&#8221; in the status bar, your device isn&#8217;t connected to a network,\u00a0but you can still&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How To Get My Phone Out of SOS Mode - 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