GeeksModo Story Archive - January 2026

Top part of iPhone screen showing "SOS only" in status bar

Is Your iPhone Showing SOS? Here’s Why

Thursday January 15, 2026 12:13 am EAT by GeeksModo Staff

A portion of Verizon’s network crumpled on Wednesday, with up to 175,000 customers across US seeing "SOS" in their iPhones’ status bars instead of connection

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How to fix SOS Only at the Top of iPhone 17 or iPhone 17 Pro

Wednesday January 14, 2026 11:28 pm EAT by Chris Smith

KEY TAKEAWAYS SOS or "SOS only" on an iPhone 17 or iPhone 17 Pro means your device isn’t connected to your cellular network. The warning

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