Published on: 2025-07-08 13:00:17
While iPhones have been able to send emergency messages over satellites for years, consumer Android phones have lagged behind, with only a few, such as the recent Google Pixel 9 series, offering similar services. Now, Verizon is providing its subscribers who own Samsung's Galaxy S25 series of phones connectivity to satellites, too. I saw a demonstration of it in action. 2025 is shaping up to be the year that satellite-to-phone connections could dramatically expand. Some phone-makers have tried
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