When Apple launched the iPhone 14 in 2022, it and subsequent handsets came with a powerful extra: satellite connectivity so you could send messages to emergency services when out of cellular coverage.

Apple has offered satellite connectivity on the iPhone since 2022 and expanded the service since then. But per a new report from The Information, Apple’s ambitions were once much bigger and have been ...

As impressive as Apple's free Emergency SOS via Satellite service is, it was meant to be so much more. Before cancellation, a project started in 2015 aimed to provide full satellite Wi-Fi to iPhone ...

Apple is working on a series of new satellite connectivity features for the iPhone, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports. In this week's "Power On" newsletter, Gurman revealed that the new features in ...

This week’s Apple headlines: iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 sales success, balancing iOS 18 and iOS 26, four new MacBooks, Apple ...

Since first introducing satellite features on the iPhone, Apple has allowed iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 owners to take advantage of these functionalities without paying anything extra. That free access ...

In late July, T-Mobile launched T-Satellite, its Starlink-powered satellite communication service. T-Satellite roughly matches Apple’s Emergency SOS, Find My, and Messages via satellite services with ...

Back when the iPhone 14 launched in 2022, it included a new feature that let you tap into Globalstar satellite networks to get service when stranded outside of cellular coverage. At the time, the ...

Tucked away in Apple's iPhone 17 press releases was a bonus for off-grid owners of older models. The company gave iPhone 14 and 15 owners free access to satellite features for another year. This is ...