Verizon has announced that it’ll now help sending textual content messages by way of satellite tv for pc on telephones from the Pixel 9 and Galaxy S25 lineup. Each Google and Samsung's present telephones help satellite tv for pc connectivity, however neither has actually leveraged the talent exterior of the Satellite SOS feature that was added to Android 15.
Sending texts by way of satellite tv for pc might be accessible when Pixel 9 and Galaxy S25 telephones are "exterior the attain of terrestrial mobile networks," Verizon says, and may include identical limitations as different satellite tv for pc instruments, like the necessity to place your self in order that there's no massive buildings or tree cowl getting between your telephone and the sky. It's additionally value noting: the required modifications "enabling this service begin right now and can proceed over the following two weeks," so that you may wish to wait a bit longer earlier than you begin your subsequent off-grid journey.
Apple launched Messages via Satellite alongside iOS 18, which doesn't depend on carriers for help, however ought to supply illustration of how Verizon's satellite tv for pc messaging will work when it's absolutely accessible on the Pixel 9 and Galaxy S25.
The service is partnered with satellite tv for pc supplier AST SpaceMobile for its increasing checklist of satellite-connected providers, and the businesses have experimented with much more demanding communication choices, like video calls. Opponents like T-Cellular already supply satellite tv for pc messaging via a partnership with SpaceX's Starlink.
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