Last week, SpaceX introduced it could carry satellite tv for pc connectivity to smartphones in collaboration with T-Mobile. Following this, Google introduced it could assist satellite tv for pc connectivity within the subsequent model of Android 14 and assist companions in enabling the know-how.
The information comes from Google’s Vice President of Platforms and Ecosystems, Hiroshi Lockheimer, recalling how strenuous it was to get 3G + Wi-Fi engaged on the primary Android cellphone HTC Dream, also referred to as T-Mobile G1.
Wild to consider person experiences for telephones that may connect with satellites. When we launched G1 in ’08 it was a stretch to get 3G + Wifi working. Now we’re designing for satellites. Cool! Excited to assist our companions in enabling all of this within the subsequent model of Android!
— Hiroshi Lockheimer (@lockheimer) September 1, 2022
However, it ought to be famous that satellite tv for pc connectivity in telephones gained’t supply fast-speed web however as an alternative works on eliminating zones the place there isn’t a mobile connectivity and assist in emergency conditions.
T-Mobile mentioned it can initially assist textual content messaging, MMS and choose messaging apps. The firm went on to say that in the long run, they’d additionally take into account supporting knowledge and voice. The community provider expects to start out the preliminary beta someday in late 2023. And whereas present telephones and Android gadgets will get assist, the inclusion of working system stage assist could be extremely useful.
That mentioned, the identified Apple analyst Ming Chi-Kuo additionally steered that Apple is working with Globalstar to carry satellite tv for pc connectivity to the iPhone 14 collection. But except the tech big manages to get a authorized allow in India, it must disable the function.