Your iPhone might quickly have the ability to do greater than name for emergency assist and ship messages through satellite tv for pc, in line with the most recent Power On newsletter. Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman reported that Apple is planning to broaden on satellite tv for pc options obtainable on iPhones.

Apple launched the power to ship and obtain texts with the Messages via Satellite characteristic final yr, however is reportedly trying to improve this with the choice to ship photographs too. Past texting, Apple desires to allow 5G NTN assist on its iPhones, which permits cell towers to get a protection increase by tapping into satellites, in line with Gurman. For anybody who wants instructions in a distant space and not using a mobile or Wi-Fi connection, Apple reportedly has plans to introduce satellite tv for pc connectivity to Apple Maps.

Together with these upgrades, Gurman reported that Apple is wanting into “pure utilization” enhancements the place customers will not need to level their iPhones in direction of the sky to hook up with a satellite tv for pc community. As a substitute, an iPhone might keep linked even when there is no clear view of the sky, like in indoor environments. On the developer aspect of issues, Gurman stated that Apple can be engaged on an API that enables app makers so as to add satellite tv for pc connections.

There is no timeline for when these rumored satellite tv for pc options will go dwell, however Apple beforehand waited a few years between introducing Emergency SOS via Satellite in 2022 and Messages through Satellite tv for pc with the discharge of iOS 18.