Generally speaking, you'll find cell phone deals coming in two forms - first as an outright sale on an unlocked device ... and new SOS satellite feature make these devices worth considering ...

Well, it’s because you don’t need a dedicated satellite phone to use it. The carrier claims that “the vast majority of smartphones” will be compatible with the service. In other words ...

Qualcomm has revealed Snapdragon Satellite , the company's solution for connecting Android phones directly to satellites for truly global coverage. The feature uses the Iridium network ...

But that’s no longer the case with Android 15 bringing satellite connectivity to Android phones. Today is the day, the stable version of Android 15 is finally rolling out. Along with the rollout ...

Indonesia halts the sale of Google Pixel smartphones in Southeast Asia’s biggest phone market, Apple commits an additional $1 ...

The deal, which is expected to close on Nov. 5, will increase the ability of Apple to provide satellite phone service on its iPhones at times when the devices are out of internet range.

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The second, and more recent, feature is Messages via Satellite, which landed in iOS 18. Like Emergency SOS via Satellite, Messages via Satellite can give you service even when the normal messaging ...

If you own a recent iPhone or Pixel phone, you’ve got an emergency backup communication option in a crisis: satellite messaging. Introduced by Apple with the iPhone 14 and iOS 16 in 2022 (and ...

A US national named David was detained at Chennai airport for carrying a prohibited satellite phone. He was en route to Singapore and had not been questioned about the device during his travel ...