jeffwEverything Apple iOS 18 Will Do, Android Already Does
jay9I didn’t realise android did free SMS over satellite when there is no cellular connection
Looks like it’s been available on some android devices for at least a month. I don’t know about free though, I think it depends on your carrier. I know T-Mobile has been talking about supporting it using Starlink satellites.
reddit.com/…/satellite_messaging_option_appeared_… t-mobile.com/…/first-spacex-satellites-launch-for…
For me the importance is that it’s free - I wouldn’t even pay $5 a month for a service that I’d use in very unlikely situations probably once or twice a year.
But with the iPhone it’s free, and not carrier dependent and works outside of the United States for those of us in the rest of the world….