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Verizon has introduced that it’s going to now assist 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 assist satellite tv for pc connectivity, however neither has actually leveraged the talent exterior of the Satellite tv for pc SOS characteristic that was added to Android 15.
Sending texts by way of satellite tv for pc shall be out there 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 giant constructions or tree cowl getting between your cellphone and the sky. It's additionally value noting: the required adjustments "enabling this service begin immediately 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 by way of Satellite tv for pc alongside iOS 18, which doesn't depend on carriers for assist, however ought to supply an excellent illustration of how Verizon's satellite tv for pc messaging will work when it's totally out there on the Pixel 9 and Galaxy S25.
The service is partnered with satellite tv for pc supplier AST SpaceMobile for its increasing record of satellite-connected companies, 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 by means of a partnership with SpaceX's Starlink.
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