One of Apple’s most important perks with the iPhone 14 is the ability to use satellite to send emergency texts when you’re out of mobile network range. Later this year, Android phones will have a similar feature that will relay emergency messages almost anywhere on the planet via satellites orbiting the earth.
At CES 2023, Qualcomm debuted the Snapdragon Satellite. This is a service that uses his constellation of 66 satellites from orbital communications company Iridium to relay emergency text and data for free. While this keeps Android phones on par with his iPhone advancements, it also ushers in an era where emergency communications go beyond the edge of his mobile network.
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Like Apple’s Emergency SOS feature, Snapdragon Satellite comes standard with your phone and doesn’t go through a third-party service. And similar…
