Forbes: Apple’s New ‘Game Changer’ iPhone Update Brings Starlink Satellite Access
Updated Jan 30, 2025
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidphelan/2025/01/29/apples-new-game-changer-iphone-update-brings-starlink-satellite-access/
Apple has just released iOS 18.3, its latest iPhone update (full details:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidphelan/2025/01/28/apple-ios-183-new-iphone-release-with-crucial-update-recommended-for-all-users/ ) and the software contained a surprise extra: compatibility with the Starlink satellite network, according to a new report.
“Apple Inc. has been secretly working with SpaceX and T-Mobile US Inc. to add support for the Starlink network in its latest iPhone software, providing an alternative to the company’s in-house satellite-communication service,” according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
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A post on X from Mario Nawfal, founder of IBC Group, described the update as a “game changer”, saying “Apple quietly adds Starlink to iPhones in iOS 18.3.” Since Apple already has its Globalstar service, why is this a game-changer?
Well, as Nawfal puts it,
“The key difference? No more pointing your phone at the sky—Starlink works right from your pocket.” Nawfal’s comment was reposted by Elon Musk, who said that “Medium resolution images, music & audio podcasts should work with the current generation Starlink direct-to-phone constellation. Next generation constellation will do medium resolution video.”
The people in some areas may be wondering: “No more 翻墙”? If the answer is positive, that's really a big game-changer unless all the Apple iPhones and Samsung phones are banned in those areas!
腾讯网：iOS 18.3 隐藏新功能：iPhone 卫星通讯正式接入星链全球联网
2025-01-30
https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250130A04B0U00
不过也不用开心的太早，首先 iPhone 使用星链还存在几个未知问题。
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3：部分国家地区很可能因为规定而无法使用。
直到目前，苹果 iPhone 的卫星通讯功能在国内依然是无法使用的。
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