Apple revealed enticing news for backcountry travelers at its annual Developers Conference this week: off-grid messaging in the upcoming iOS 18 release. This feature will let U.S. users with an iPhone ...

Your iPhone may soon be able to do more than call for emergency help and send messages via satellite, according to the latest Power On newsletter. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported that Apple is ...

Apple’s satellite strategy, which has been unfolding behind the scenes, is shaping up to be a comprehensive long-term plan aimed at achieving global coverage for its devices. This strategy, which ...

With Messages via Satellite, iOS 18 shows that Apple is going into space — and as more satellites are put in place, it will expand the capabilities of the services it provides. Introduced at WWDC, ...

Apple introduced satellite connectivity on the iPhone 14 series back in November 2022. Initially, it was a free service for two years. But Apple made a surprise announcement this week that all iPhone ...

Let me be blunt: if you have an iPhone 14 or later and live in the US or Canada, upgrade to iOS 18 now to get Messages via satellite. (The third-generation iPhone SE 3, released in 2022, lacks ...

One of the new features coming to iPhone this fall is the ability to send text messages via satellite — here's what you can expect. On Monday, Apple held its annual keynote for WWDC. The event gave ...

A new report from Bloomberg suggests that Apple has ambitious plans to add new satellite-based features to the iPhone. The overarching goal is to enable iPhone users to retain a certain degree of ...

The next version of the Apple Watch Ultra could gain the ability to send text messages via a satellite connection, joining the iPhone in providing the off-grid feature to consumers. Apple already has ...

According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple plans to bring satellite connections to the Apple Watch Ultra 3 as well as a blood pressure monitoring feature. The report claims that Apple will add ...