Samsung Smartphones might feature Satellite Connectivity soon

After Apple, Samsung might also be working on a Satellite connectivity SOS feature, and we might see this feature in its future smartphones. A new emergency function called satellite connection emerged with the recent release of Apple’s iPhone 14s.

When there is no cellular signal coverage, iPhone owners may reportedly utilize this capability to connect with the satellites and make an emergency call. A comparable function was made available by Huawei with the Mate 50 Series. It appears that Samsung will add satellite connectivity to the following Galaxy handsets.

Satellite Connectivity Feature To Come In Samsung Smartphone

With Apple hogging the vast majority of Globalstar’s network for its Emergency SOS feature on the iPhone 14 and future iPhones, Samsung may have to turn to another satellite connectivity provider. In its recent SEC filing, Globalstar reported that it will “provide 85% of its current and future network capacity” to Apple and will be reporting record revenues as a result, so we doubt there will be place for Samsung’s Galaxy birds to land on that particular perch any more.

By limited ways we mean it will take 15 seconds to send a simple SOS message in clear sky conditions, or several minutes during overcast, yet Apple will be investing millions in new Globalstar satellites to maintain and expand the service, so hopefully it will become more full-featured down the road. Still, the availability of satellite connectivity on your phone will become the norm in the future, and Samsung wouldn’t want to be left behind. As to whose service it would use, this remains a mystery.

According to a tipster, Samsung may have plans to add satellite connectivity to its forthcoming Galaxy handsets (Via Phonearena). It’s unknown if the Galaxy S23 cellphones will have access to this emergency capability. It’s important to note that Huawei released this functionality before Apple with its Mate50 series. According to the Chinese business, the Mate 50 and Mate 50 Pro smartphones would enable users to exchange brief text messages over China’s international BeiDou satellite network, enabling contact in places without connection.

According to Apple, the Emergency SOS function on the iPhone 14 and next iPhones utilizes the Globalstar network. Although we do not yet know whose provider Samsung will be using, it is likely not Globalstar, given that Apple has already employed 85% of its existing and future network capacity. But  Samsung hasn’t formally verified any specifics yet, and the satellite connectivity function is still just a rumor.

Emergency SOS via Satellite can also let you share your location via Find My, so your friends and family can see where you are when you’ve gone off-grid. The new Crash Detection system can also work in tandem with satellite connectivity, too, if you’re in a collision in a remote area, for instance.