Messaging is still one of the best ways to communicate with your friends and family. To send an SMS, all you need is a SIM card with an active messaging plan installed on your smartphone. But what if ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Satellite messaging features on iPhones and Pixels can provide a lifeline in times of crisis. Here’s what you can ...

If you have an iPhone 14 (or newer) or a Google Pixel 9, you can send texts via SOS Mode. My title is Senior Features Writer, which is a license to write about absolutely anything if I can connect it ...

Following Hurricane Milton's landfall in Florida, here's how to make sure you can send messages via satellite if you have no cellular and Wi-Fi coverage. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology ...