Here's How the Samsung Galaxy S25's Satellite Feature Works on Verizon

Here's How the Samsung Galaxy S25's Satellite Feature Works on Verizon

We go hands on with satellite provider Skylo, which also tells us about its strategy to power satellite-to-phone services amid growing competition from SpaceX and AST SpaceMobile.

Here's how satellite SOS works on the Galaxy S25 series

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority A new report has revealed how the Samsung Galaxy S25’s satellite connectivity works. Galaxy S25 owners are able to connect with emergency services, share their location, and send/receive texts with the response team. It also turns out that there’s only one small difference between Samsung and Google’s emergency SOS interfaces. Verizon teamed up with wholesale provider Skylo to offer satellite connectiv…

Here's How the Samsung Galaxy S25's Satellite Feature Works on Verizon #SMS #Automations #TextMarketing

It was raining, with thick cloud coverage overhead, but Samsung’s new Galaxy S25 still connected to an orbiting satellite thousands of miles away within seconds. “What you experienced was pretty fast,” said Pete Saladino, head of marketing for Skylo. “And when we bring SMS over satellite, that will be pretty fast too.” On Tuesday, Skylo gave us a demo of the feature at its Mountain View, California, offices. The company is competing with SpaceX …

Skylo primes D2D service with Verizon on S25

Skylo Technologies’ direct-to-device (D2D) service with Verizon is poised to go live on Samsung’s new Galaxy S25 devices, starting with SOS messaging across North America. The Galaxy S25 phones will start shipping tomorrow (7 February), which will give Verizon subscribers free access to the Skylo Technologies’ emergency messaging and location-sharing service. The D2D play launched on Pixel 9 devices in August 2024. The Galaxy S25 models use the …