Apple iPhone to support Starlink direct-to-cell coverage in US
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- Jan 29, 2025
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The trial offers 'text via satellite', while voice and data features will be added in the future, according to the T-Mobile website.
T-Mobile initially only listed a few Android smartphones as eligible devices to test the network, but has now added iPhone devices with the latest iOS 18.3 software update. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
Bloomberg News first reported on Tuesday that Apple, SpaceX and T-Mobile had been secretively working to add support for the network in its latest iPhone software.
Apple and SpaceX did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment outside regular business hours.
In October last year, the FCC had allowed SpaceX and T-Mobile to enable Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capability to provide coverage for cellphones in areas of North Carolina hit hard by Hurricane Helene.
Reporting by Ojasvi Gupta and Shubham Kalia in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala
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