The novelty for Apple’s mobiles probably won’t come with the iPhone 13 and will suffer from some limitations, Bloomberg reports.
Yesterday the news broke that the iPhone 13 could allow making calls and sending messages even if there is no coverage thanks to the connection to Earth orbit satellites come down. This is interesting news, but hours later some details have begun to be known that make the information received with some caution.
The first exclusive came through Ming-Chi Kuo, but since Bloomberg some aspects have been clarified. In any case, the first and most important thing is that the news is confirmedAlthough it will not arrive as soon as you think and probably not with the iPhone 13.
If the iPhone 12 was released loaded with news, Apple does not stop in the development of innovative technologies and the connection with satellites is a good example, although in Bloomberg they report that “shows are unlikely to be ready before next year“And the challenges are important.
It has been published that there two functions that are in development with satellite connectivity. The first is the possibility of send messages to emergency services through the Messages app.
These emergency messages will have a different design with gray bubbles, in contrast to the blue iMessage and green SMS. It is also working on adding direct telephone calls with these services at the same time or later.
The second function is developed for extreme situations and plane accidents or ships in distress have been given as an example. Once the signal is requested, it could take more than a minute to connect, which will vary by region.
It is understood that to add this type of connectivity it is necessary modify the hardware of the iPhone, which could make it more expensive to manufacture. Although we are still at a point where there are more questions than certainties, at least without having access to the information that Apple handles.
If this novelty is implemented, according to the information collected, it seems that it would be for emergency situations, a nuance that cool expectations a bit. Even so, it is difficult to put problems with the news, although the times that are actually managed remain to be seen.