One of the iOS 18 features I’m most excited for is Messages via Satellite. My job takes me out of cellular network range almost daily so this seemed like a great way to keep in touch with friends and family during the workday.
However, I live and work in Europe, despite having an iPhone 15 Pro...
This might seem like a dumb question: But does the 'demo' under SOS actually communicate with satellites?
I have seen a lot of people on YouTube using the demo to 'prove' situations where the iphone satellite connectivity would work, including in dense forest, slot cayons, and inside caves...
I don't think this is very likely, but I would love to see the MacBooks support Satellite Connectivity. It is a portable device, and if it's the only one on hand, Satellite Connectivity could prove to be useful.
So it seems technically the 13 Pros have the satcom capability; I think? If this is not the case then sorry for wasting your time. Anyway my understanding is that the only reason this has not been implemented is the “business model”. I was wondering if they decided to roll this out for the 14...
I live in extreme rural area. I have iOS 16 public beta running on my iPhone 13 mini. I have very limited cell coverage. I keep my phone on airplane mode. I switched it off as I entered a general area of cell coverage. The status bar has SOS Only come up in the statute bar, then stayed for 20...