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Samsung's Lag in Satellite Connectivity and Future Prospects

By:Maxwell

TapTechNews July 18th news, although Samsung phones are mostly known as Galaxy phones, they have significantly fallen behind other manufacturers in terms of satellite connection support currently.

AndroidAuthority unpacked multiple official Samsung Apps and found that Samsung has been striving to introduce the satellite communication function for its devices and may provide support in the next-generation models.

Compared to other manufacturers, Samsung can directly adopt Google's solution (Android 15 has confirmed native support for satellite network), so some of their Apps use their own satellite support plan, while Apps like Messages are preparing to apply Google's solution.

EmergencySOS|15.5.00.14

Emergency texts via satelliteIf you call emergency services when you're out of range or not connected to a mobile network, we'll connect you via satellite so you can send an emergency text

SamsungMessages|15.5.10.39

Satellite mode not supportedSamsung Messages doesn't support satellite messaging. To send and receive texts via satellite, you need to make Google Messages your default messaging.

Phone|15.2.80

You're in satellite mode. You can send text messages, including to 911. Emergency calls may still connect if a mobile network is available near you.Send messageYou can send and receive text messages in Satellite mode. Emergency calls may still connect if a mobile network is available near you.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 series models currently have no definite news about supporting two-way satellite communication function, but Google is expected to reveal the answer when Android 15 is officially released in a few weeks, and TapTechNews will bring more related reports for everyone later.

Samsung Galaxy satellite communication Android 15

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