You can now sign up to beta test T-Mobile’s Starlink satellite service submitted by /u/Relevant_Ninja2251

Apple Watch Ultra 3 Will Support Texting via Satellite The next-generation Apple Watch Ultra is set to gain satellite connectivity, reports Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Apple first introduced satellite connectivity for off-grid texting with the iPhone 14, and the feature has been included in the iPhone 15 and iPhone 16, but no Apple Watch to date. Apple’s 2025 Apple Watch Ultra will be able to connect …

You can take a selfie with the Earth using this YouTuber’s satellite A mockup of the Earth selfie from YouTuber Mark Rober. | Screenshot: Mark RoberThe stunt escalation on YouTube may have reached new heights with Mark Rober’s offer to snap anyone’s selfie with the planet Earth using a satellite he’s launching into orbit with the help of Google and T-Mobile. Rober is a former NASA engineer who made a name for h…

Satellite Damage Spotted Using Selfie Footage Space might be a vacuum, but it certainly isn’t empty. Kongsberg NanoAvionics revealed on Wednesday that one of its MP42 satellites was struck by a tiny unidentified object, speculated to be either space debris or a micrometeoroid. A quarter-inch hole was punched into a solar panel. How did the smallsat company… Read more…

You Can Send Texts via Satellite in iOS 18 With iOS 18, Apple is expanding the Emergency SOS via satellite feature to introduce Messages via satellite, a feature that will let you send texts even when you don’t have a Wi-Fi or cellular connection. Available on the iPhone 14 or later, you can send and receive iMessages or SMS messages using a satellite connection. The feature works with …

Neïl Rahmouni on X: “Looks like Google Messages is indeed preparing to add support for Satellite Connectivity. They’ve added UIs for conversations and SOS messages using satellite connection” submitted by /u/MishaalRahman

Mishaal Rahman: Satellite communication APIs did make their way into Android 14, though everything is marked as “hide” so they’re not available to third-party apps. There’s going to be a satellite service “demo mode”. Supported datagrams include SOS messages and location sharing. (thread) submitted by /u/FragmentedChicken