The iPhone’s satellite connection is for emergencies only

The iPhone 13’s satellite connection is not an intrinsic function, but a detail enabled exclusively Emergency cases.

A few days ago, it became known that Apple would work because of analyst Ming-Ci Guo’s note. Connection with satellite technology New line of iPhone 13 phones. As intriguing as the idea may seem, the new technology does not work exactly as expected.

While it is true that Apple is working on a type of satellite technology for its new smartphone, this is not a new standard for the iPhone, they will become completely satellite phones, rather An activity designed for extreme emergencies, According to well-known Bloomberg journalist Mark Kurman.

The satellite technology studied by Apple will be in mind for the development of two specific functions. The first activity known within the company by the code name Stevie will be officially called “Satellite Emergency News” Also it will be added as a third protocol with iMessage and SMS in the message protocol. Its mode of operation will allow users Send SMS to emergency services even when there is no signal.

The same tool has a very useful feature because it also gives users a way to send text messages by typing into their emergency contacts. “SOS Emergency” At the recipient’s line. Messages will be limited for a short time, but the sender’s contacts will receive a notification even if their phone is set not to be disturbed.

These additions can be very useful in times of emergency in remote places like mountains and forests. Easy to identify, satellite messages Appear as gray bubbles They can be easily identified instead of blue or green. In addition, it was eventually suggested that this function could handle phone calls as well.

According to Kurman sources, the second satellite feature that Apple will work with will allow users Report crisis situations Like plane crashes and fire. The new system will give users a way to report the incident in depth and ask if anyone is in need of search and rescue services or if someone nearby is armed.

The impressive element is that even the same system can Automatically send location to authorities Who reports information from the application and their details Health, As their Information such as medical history, age, medications and height and weight. In such cases the function can also report emergency contact of the device owner.

This new information will be very different than what was believed that the new iPhone would handle satellite networks as a native system, thus allowing the use of a variety of functions without relying on traditional cellular networks. Conversely, there will be availability of new functions Restricted by location and purpose From satellites.

On the other hand, it is quite possible that these new functions will not be available at the new boot time IPhone 13 According to the journalist, they are still in development and they are unlikely to be ready by the end of this year. This means that even if the upcoming iPhones are announced in the coming months, at least they will not be able to send satellite messages to their first release date.

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