When Verizon customers across the country watched their phones slip into “SOS mode,” most people treated it as a temporary ...

Press and hold the side button and one of the volume buttons (either work) until the Emergency SOS slider appears. Drag the Emergency Call slider to call emergency services. Rapidly pressing the side ...

Verizon responded to user complaints about a massive outage on Wednesday ...

Millions of cell phone users reported a service outage on the morning of Jan. 14.

In mid-January 2026, a cellular outage affected millions of Verizon customers. Many people assumed it was due to a ...

If you're a Verizon user and you're having service issues, you're not alone.

Verizon faced a nationwide outage as 185,000+ users reported SOS mode issues. Cause unclear, sparking cyberattack and glitch speculations online.

It's now official: Verizon customers will get a $20 credit after the nationwide outage Jan. 14. The service outage Wednesday ...

Verizon’s January 14 blackout is over, but the FCC is now asking the public to share detailed accounts of how it affected ...

When iPhones aren’t connected to a cellular network, they will typically alert the user by giving an indication in the phone’s status bar. Those notifications usually say “No Service” or “Searching,” ...

Verizon, the country's largest cellphone provider, apologized Wednesday night after issues lasting much of the day left subscribers suddenly left without service and stuck in "SOS" mode.

A massive Verizon outage Jan. 14, downed tens of thousands of Verizon phones, with Verizon customers eager to "fix" SOS mode on iPhones and turn off "Emergency Calls Only" on Samsung/Android phones.