Assuming the phone has the proper hardware, Google says that all phones with Android 15 will have the capability to use satellite messaging. However, it did add that carriers offering a satellite ...

A new partnership between the satellite phone firm Iridium and chip giant Qualcomm will bring satellite connectivity to premium Android smartphones later in the year. It means that in places where ...

To help in such situations, Android 15 is bringing satellite connectivity to Android phones. The stable version of Android 15 ...

Android phones may soon offer emergency satellite connectivity like iPhone 14 Pro, thanks to Google's efforts. T-Mobile and SpaceX partnership may enable existing Android phones to connect to ...

But that’s no longer the case with Android 15 bringing satellite connectivity to Android phones. Today is the day, the stable version of Android 15 is finally rolling out. Along with the rollout ...

On the Android side of things, Qualcomm's ambitions with satellite connectivity for Android phones haven't gone anywhere. Android 15, however, finally brings some lifeline. Earlier this year ...

Google takes this a step further with Android 15, allowing all phones — besides the Pixel 9 series — to communicate directly with an extraterrestrial satellite. In addition to contacting first ...

If you own a recent iPhone or Pixel phone, you’ve got an emergency backup communication option in a crisis: satellite ...

The upcoming Android 14 update will bring satellite connectivity to phones. Google’s senior vice president for Android has confirmed that the company is working on enabling the feature in the ...

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Get emergency help via Android satellite on your Google Pixel phone Like Apple, some Android users can also communicate with emergency services over text through satellite. The feature is limited ...