Apple shows off iPhone’s upcoming Messages via Satellite feature in first look
Here's how Messages via Satellite works.
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- Apple is giving some people a preview of Messages via Satellite.
- The feature allows users to text back and forth with a satellite connection.
- Apple says that RCS will not initially work with Messages via Satellite.
Google is currently working on adding satellite messaging support to Android phones, but it’s not the only company focused on the technology. Apple is also working on its own solution called Messages via Satellite. The Cupertino-based firm is far enough in its progress that has started holding previews.
Messages via Satellite is one of the many features set to arrive with iOS 18. It won’t be the first satellite messaging feature for the iPhone, as it already has Emergency SOS. However, Emergency SOS only allows you to get in contact with emergency services. Messages via Satellite, on the other hand, further expands upon this technology to allow the user to send and receive texts, including emoji and Tapbacks, over satellite to friends and family through Messages.
