• Imprudent3449@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Satellite messaging is already available in Android 15 beta

    Perhaps in software, but I don’t think there is a current phone that has the hardware to take advantage. For now, this is essentially an Apple only feature. It’s a pretty good bet we are going to see some flagships released with it in the next year though.

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        1 year ago

        And? How many android devices can you name that actually support satellite messaging today? When the feature DOES come on the android side, I imagine it is going to probably be flagship devices as well. Seems to be a silly thing to call Apple out for.

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          1 year ago

          Its been on every Pixel since the 7 I believe, I realize that’s only a couple iterations but its out there.

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      1 year ago

      I know that Pixel 7’s and above support it. There are Reddit posts showing they have the feature already. Satellite messaging is just using standard 4G/LTE from Starlink. I wouldn’t be surprised if this is only an OS update away for most newer phones.