The Apple Satellite SOS is actually rather good - and a nice thing to have embedded. Although it is limited compared to a dedicated device.
I still have a Garmin InReach Mini 2 which also uses Iridium and isn’t geo-locked (used it trekking in Nepal and whilst in the Maldives on a liveaboard boat so my family can see where I am).
It would be good to have that full functionality built into a phone device, so you only need one device rather than multiple. I assume Apple will partner with Garmin or someone similar to go there if the Android manufacturers aren’t interested.
I saw the logo during a flight a couple weeks ago and forgot about it until I saw this post. Did the demo, it’s really solid to have in an emergency if it works like it says it does
The Apple Satellite SOS is actually rather good - and a nice thing to have embedded. Although it is limited compared to a dedicated device.
I still have a Garmin InReach Mini 2 which also uses Iridium and isn’t geo-locked (used it trekking in Nepal and whilst in the Maldives on a liveaboard boat so my family can see where I am).
It would be good to have that full functionality built into a phone device, so you only need one device rather than multiple. I assume Apple will partner with Garmin or someone similar to go there if the Android manufacturers aren’t interested.
Spacemobile will worl with any newish smart phone for full 5g functionality voice, text and data.
I would imagine this is why no one wants to pay for a feature that will be readily available with additional costs to them in the near future.
It’s a dead-end solution. Apple will ditch it for NTN and cellular Starlink eventually.
I saw the logo during a flight a couple weeks ago and forgot about it until I saw this post. Did the demo, it’s really solid to have in an emergency if it works like it says it does