Apple’s satellite features were originally designed for emergencies, allowing iPhone users to contact emergency services when ...

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Messaging is still one of the best ways to communicate with your friends and family. To send an SMS, all you need is a SIM card with an active messaging plan installed on your smartphone. But what if ...

(Gray News) - If you find yourself in an emergency without power or cell service, you might still be able to text loved ones via satellite. If you have an iPhone or Google phone, you are in luck. In ...

Apple introduced satellite communication support for the iPhone with the iPhone 14 series, though SOS communications were the big focus of the feature. Every iPhone model launched since then will let ...

Following Hurricane Milton's landfall in Florida, here's how to make sure you can send messages via satellite if you have no cellular and Wi-Fi coverage. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology ...

A feature that you never want to have to use, but is thankful is there when you need it is the ability to send messages over satellite. And you are able to do this on both the iPhone and the Google ...