Satellite Connectivity to arrive with Qualcomm Snapdragon Android phones

Android smartphones are soon to catch up with Apple's emergency satellite connectivity feature.

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Qualcomm confirms two-way satellite messaging service in next-generation Snapdragon Android smartphones.

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Qualcomm's partnership with Iridium made it possible to launch this feature, while several additional utilities will be provided alongside emergency services.

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Iridium operates in low earth orbit and is a major competitor of Globalstar, which is Apple's partner for the same service.

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Snapdragon supports a two-way messaging service, SMS texting along with other messaging features creates excitement among Android smartphone users.

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Qualcomm confirms that feature will also be used for recreation in different types of locations and not only for emergency situations.

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Devices arriving with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset will start supporting this utility.

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The feature will be rolled out in the second half of the year 2023 initially for selected regions only.

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Qualcomm plans to expand this utility in the future for other IoT devices, laptops, cars, etc.

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5G Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) will become available with Snapdragon satellite support.

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