Share article Images of iOS 14 Download all images Available in a future software update. Some features may not be available in all regions or all languages. Companies including Elon Musk's SpaceX and AST SpaceMobile have previously announced partnerships with mobile service providers, with a similar goal of providing similar satellite services directly to traditional consumer smartphones. iOS 14 is available as a free software update starting today for iPhone 6s and later. iOS 16 enhances iPhone with all-new personalization features, deeper intelligence, and more seamless ways to communicate and share. Satellite communications - which has several existing networks that support specialized, purpose-built phones - is undergoing a new era of investment. Globalstar confirmed in a filing that it is supporting the iPhone 14 emergency satellite service, and will "allocate 85% of its current and future network capacity" to support the feature. The emergency satellite service launches in November, and is included free for two years with an iPhone 14. You can read about one of the neatest new features here, and five other cool extras here.
The feature is designed to connect an iPhone 14's antennas directly to a satellite, to send a message in areas unconnected by cell towers.Īpple's manager of satellite modeling and simulation Ashley Williams said an algorithm in the phone compresses text messages to a size that will "take less than 15 seconds to send" to a satellite, before its relayed to a ground station and on to an emergency service provider. Apple The latest Apple iPhone software is iOS 14.6. Apple announced a long-rumored capability to connect its iPhone 14 series to satellites for emergency services during its event on Wednesday, through a partnership with Globalstar.
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