What will satellite-connected phones do for us? Not much, for now


Apple’s Emergency SOS via satellite feature represents a first step toward bringing satellite features to cellphones. Arriving in November in the US and Canada, Emergency SOS via satellite allows users of iPhone 14 models to send texts to and receive texts from emergency services from remote places without a clunky antenna or additional tools. — AP

Making calls from the wilderness. Sending photos from the most remote corners of the globe. And doing it all from your cellphone.

That is the promise of the satellite-based future. But don’t expect it soon.

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