Editors' Note: Verizon appears to be suffering an outage in the U.S. on January 14, 2026, which may explain the appearance of the SOS alert on your iPhone. See our Verizon outage live blog for more ...

A mysterious scene at an apparently abandoned suburban Chicago home has raised concerns after viral footage appeared to show lights turning on and off in what some interpreted as a call for help.

WASHINGTON — Numerous Verizon customers across the U.S. experienced a service outage Wednesday that left many iPhones in "SOS mode." More than 170,000 customers reported issues with their cell service ...

A widespread Verizon outage has left many customers' phones displaying "SOS" or "no service." The outage is nationwide, with over 176,000 user reports on Downdetector.com. When a phone is in "SOS" ...

Days after a Plainfield home with lights many believed were flashing "SOS" went viral, police revealed what is actually behind the mysterious display. The Will County Sheriff's office released an ...

What is Verizon SOS mode issue and how to fix it? Verizon users are currently experiencing a network outage that has caused many phones to display "SOS" or "SOS only" instead of the usual signal bars.