How to connect your iPhone to a satellite to send messages

A cell phone can feel like a Swiss Army knife of the 21st century — until you lose cellular or data service. Then it becomes a so-called brick that you obsessively pick up, hoping to see that WiFi or cell signal has returned. Whether you've lost connectivity because of an unexpected outage, natural disaster, or you're in a remote location, newer generation iPhones running iOS 18 the ability to tap into satellite service. iPhone owners can now send non-emergency messages via iMessage and SM