. >> reporter: in 2014 san francisco resident aubry brewster had a liver trance plant. he was on a waiting list for nine months. >> i had an icon on the front of my i book. i had an icon says my funeral. >> reporter: ultimately he had to go to new orleans for the organ that saved his life. in 2009, apple co-founder steve jobs also went out of state to receive a liver transplant. apple c 0eo tim cook said jobs' wait is what inspired him to create a feature on the iphone. the software's aimed to getting more people to register as organ donors. iphone users sign up with the national registry in the health app coming standard on the fen. >> technology moves so fast that you -- it is in the palm of your hand. no more excuses. >> reporter: more than 120,000 people waiting nationally for a life saving organ. >> so it's fantastic to see everybody rolling up the sleeves and really taking a team approach to try to combat this donor shortage in the country. >> reporter: aubry said the feature will be a powerful tool. >> steve jobs left a legacy. don't you want to be like steve job