These days, whether you open up your TikTok app or receive a text from a friend (or BSF), you'll likely see some type of abbreviation or acronym within the message, video or caption. GRWM, TMI, YKWIS, ...

You've likely heard it hundreds of times over the years: SOS is the international call for help. While this is well-known, what isn't as understood is what the letters mean and why they're used ...

One of the most well recognized service indicator icons is the image of bars you see on the top right corner of your phone. This particular icon is so well known that most cell service providers have ...

We live in a world driven by acronyms. Every day there seems to be another one invented. LOL, TGIF, BYOB, WYSIWYG (I had to look this one up!)... It only stands to reason that at first glance, SOS ...

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Verizon customers are reporting significant outages Monday morning, which created some confusion for iPhone users whose phones were in SOS mode. More than 105,000 service outages have been reported as ...

Are you seeing a strange message on your iPhone that reads SOS? Here's what that message means, per Apple. What does it mean when your iPhone says SOS? Apple Support says if you see "No Service" or ...

Editor's Note: Verizon around 10:15 a.m. Monday, Verizon issued a statement regarding the outages. Our latest story can be found here. Our original story continues below. Verizon phones across ...

AT&T customers in Kentucky may have been without phone service since last night. Beginning around 4 p.m. Tuesday night, thousands of users reported to Down Detector that their AT&T iPhones were stuck ...