T-Mobile and SpaceX bring Elon Musk's Starlink to iPhone

T-Mobile and SpaceX bring Elon Musk's Starlink to iPhone for satellite connectivity
With iOS 18.3, iPhone users with T-Mobile can connect to Starlink satellites. T-Mobile Starlink is in beta and requires signing up. It currently supports text messages and contacting emergency services when you don't have cell coverage.
Elon Musk & Apple Join Forces To Start Satellite Communication On iPhones
In a surprising move, Apple has partnered with SpaceX and T-Mobile US to integrate Starlink satellite connectivity into iPhones, marking a major shift in Apple’s approach to satellite communication. This new feature was quietly introduced in a recent iOS 18.
Apple joins forces with SpaceX for iOS 18.3, introducing Starlink to iPhones
Apple secretly partners with SpaceX and T-Mobile to integrate Starlink satellite support into iPhones with iOS 18.3.
Some iPhone users can now send texts via Elon Musk’s Starlink: How it differs from traditional satellite connectivity
Some iPhone devices are now able to test SpaceX's Starlink Direct-to-Cell functionality. This means you can get direct coverage from satellites in space. However, the trial is currently limited to text messages via satellite, with voice and data functionality planned for the future, according to T-Mobile.
Pixel 9 users report access to the T-Mobile Starlink satellite messaging beta
Satellite messaging through Starlink supports "medium resolution images, music & audio podcasts," in a comment by Musk. With its arrival, T-Mobile states that all of its "postpaid customers" will receive access to this service for free. This will last throughout the testing period, but it may become more "limited" once it's out and into the public.
iOS 18.3 Surprise Update: Starlink on iPhones—No Signal? No Problem!
Starlink satellite access on iPhones! For the first time ever, select T-Mobile iPhones in the U.S. can connect to SpaceX’s Starlink network, enabling satellite texting even without a cellular signal.
Apple collaborates with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring Starlink satellite services to iPhones
Imagine being stranded in the middle of nowhere with only your phone and the dreaded No Service indicator, without wifi or mobile data. Isn't that annoying? Elon Musk's SpaceX may hold the key to Apple's potential answer.
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Apple iPhone to support Starlink direct-to-cell coverage in US
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Brits will ALWAYS have mobile phone & internet signal after tech breakthrough that beats Elon Musk’s Starlink
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T-Mobile users can start trying out SpaceX's satellite service next week
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AST SpaceMobile, Vodafone make first-ever space mobile video call
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Elon Musk announces new development, set to strengthen competition with MTN, Airtel, others
With the potential to completely transform the global telecom industry, Starlink began beta testing its direct-to-mobile service on Monday January 27th.