Apple has extended the time for providing emergency rescue location information for iPhone users calling emergency numbers (112·119) from 5 minutes to 30 minutes.
The Korea Media and Communications Commission said on the 1st that Apple recently applied this feature through an iPhone software update. The Korean National Police Agency and the National Fire Agency had called for extending the provision time to quickly pinpoint the exact location of people needing rescue.
The Korea Media and Communications Commission (KMCC) has been operating an "emergency rescue location information quality consultative body" since last year with Apple, the Korean National Police Agency, the National Fire Agency, and the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA), discussing ways to improve.
The Korea Media and Communications Commission (KMCC) said it expects the move to help secure the golden time at rescue sites and protect lives. Chairperson Kim Jong-cheol of the Korea Media and Communications Commission (KMCC) said, "We will strengthen cooperation to improve location information quality and eliminate blind spots."