Verison now supports text messages via Pixel 9 and Galaxy S25 satellite
Verizon ads that it will now support sending text messages via satellite by phones from Pixel 9 and Galaxy S25 composition. Google and Samsung current phones support satellite connectivity, but none of them really used the skill outside Satellite SOS function This was added to Android 15.
Sending texts via satellite will be available when Pixel 9 and Galaxy S25 phones are "out of reach of ground cell networks," Verizon says and should come with the same restrictions as other satellite tools as the need to position yourself so that there are no large structures or coverage of the tree between your phone and the sky. Also worth noting: the required changes "The activation of this service begins today and will continue in the next two weeks," So you may want to wait a little longer before you start your next adventure off the net.
Apple introduced Messages via satellite Along with iOS 18, which does not rely on maintenance carriers, but must offer a good illustration of how Verizon satellite messages will work when they are fully available on Pixel 9 and Galaxy S25.
The carrier partnered with a satellite provider AST Spacemobile For the expanding list of satellite services and companies have experiment With even more demanding communication options, such as video calls. Competitors like T-Mobile already offer satellite messages via Partnership with Starlink of SpaceXS
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/verizon-now-supports-texting-via-satellite-on-ssel-9- and galaxy-s25-193486.
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