T-mobile’s Satellite Service Now Supports Google Maps, Whatsapp, X, And More

T-Mobile has expanded its satellite-to-cell service to respective celebrated apps successful nan US, allowing users to enactment connected without cellular coverage. The Starlink-powered “T-Satellite” work now supports WhatsApp, Google Maps, X, AccuWeather, and T-Mobile’s customer work app T-Life, alongside nan AllTrails, CalTopo, and onX outdoor exploration apps.

T-Satellite is free connected astir T-Mobile subscriber plans, aliases tin beryllium purchased for $10 a month. Users pinch eligible devices will beryllium automatically connected to nan outer web erstwhile cellular aliases Wi-Fi is unavailable. Supported apps will beryllium constricted to providing captious contented alternatively of “full data-heavy experiences” complete satellite, according to T-Mobile’s announcement.

WhatsApp connectivity will let users to nonstop messages, sound notes, and images, and supports sound and video calls, moreover successful group chats. For X, nan constricted work lets you station text, photos, GIFs, aliases videos, and research feeds while controlling erstwhile to load high-resolution media to conserve data.

The work already provides connectivity to autochthonal apps connected select iPhone, Pixel, and Samsung telephone models, specified arsenic Google Messages and Find Hub, Apple Music, Fitness, Maps, and Weather, and Samsung’s Weather app. The description to third-party apps is simply a notable milestone for T-Satellite, which only supported matter messaging and location-sharing erstwhile it launched successful July.