Verizon now helps texting through satellite tv for pc on the Pixel 9 and Galaxy S25

Verizon has announced that it’s going to now help sending textual content messages through satellite tv for pc on telephones from the Pixel 9 and Galaxy S25 lineup. Each Google and Samsung's present telephones help satellite tv for pc connectivity, however neither has actually leveraged the ability outdoors of the Satellite SOS feature that was added to Android 15.

Sending texts through satellite tv for pc might be obtainable when Pixel 9 and Galaxy S25 telephones are "outdoors the attain of terrestrial mobile networks," Verizon says, and will include similar limitations as different satellite tv for pc instruments, like the necessity to place your self in order that there's no massive buildings or tree cowl getting between your cellphone and the sky. It's additionally value noting: the required modifications "enabling this service begin at the moment and can proceed over the subsequent two weeks," so that you may need to wait a bit longer earlier than you begin your subsequent off-grid journey.

Apple launched Messages via Satellite alongside iOS 18, which doesn't depend on carriers for help, however ought to supply a superb illustration of how Verizon's satellite tv for pc messaging will work when it's totally obtainable on the Pixel 9 and Galaxy S25.

The provider is partnered with satellite tv for pc supplier AST SpaceMobile for its increasing record of satellite-connected providers, and the businesses have experimented with much more demanding communication choices, like video calls. Rivals like T-Cellular already supply satellite tv for pc messaging by way of a partnership with SpaceX's Starlink.

This text initially appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/cellular/smartphones/verizon-now-supports-texting-via-satellite-on-the-pixel-9-and-galaxy-s25-193348606.html?src=rss

Trending Merchandise

Add to compare