Google and Qualcomm tease satellite connectivity for Android phones

 T-Mobile and SpaceX as of late collaborated and declared endeavors to end network no man's lands for good utilizing low-circle satellites. Further, Apple is reputed to remember satellite availability for crisis SOS for at any rate an iPhone 14 models because of send off on September 7. Given the push toward satellite network, it is inevitable before Android cell phone creators additionally reach out. To make things simpler for them, Hiroshi Lockheimer — SVP of Android and other Google administrations — has affirmed that the following Android delivery will have satellite help prepared in.

In a tweet, Lockheimer said feeling that when "we sent off G1 in '08, it was a stretch to get 3G + Wifi working was wild. Presently, we're planning for satellites." With Android 13 previously delivered, satellite network backing can advance in Android 13L — assuming Google chooses to deliver it — or Android 14.

The enormous G adding satellite network support into the OS will make it simpler for Android cell phone creators to execute the innovation on their telephones. At any rate, it ought to prompt a prevalent end-client experience.

At IFA 2022, Qualcomm's CEO Cristiano Amon additionally prodded that it is chipping away at adding satellite correspondence abilities to its Snapdragon Connect modems. However, there's no reasonable timetable on when the item will raise a ruckus around town.

Most organizations are taking a gander at satellite availability to end network no man's lands in harsh territories around the world. It can't supplant conventional portable organization towers, as it just has the necessary data transmission to at the same time deal with a couple thousand voice calls and texts. It can't uphold high transmission capacity versatile information. The network choice is intended to help clients in no-network zones contact their friends and family and crisis administrations when in an emergency.