This summer, T-Mobile launched its T-Satellite service , which allows you to send text messages and contact emergency services outside cellular coverage areas. The company promised that other apps would be able to work with data on the Starlink network starting in October.

Fall has come early. It's only September, and several apps on iOS and Android already support T-Satellite data.

With the release of iOS 26 , Apple joins Google in offering compatibility with a host of apps -- such as mapping, fitness, weather and location sharing utilities -- that benefit from connecting in remote areas.

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