Despite viral TikTok claims and other internet sources, iOS 18.3 does not install Starlink technology on your iPhone or automatically connect it to Elon Musk’s satellite network. Instead, this update ...

Apple and SpaceX subsidiary Starlink have been rolling out competing satellite features that allow smartphone users to send ...

Elon Musk is now fighting Apple over who controls space-based cellphone signals, and it’s already gotten dirty. The battle ...

The SpaceX owner wants the FCC to dismiss an application from Globalstar. Apple has been offering Emergency SOS via Satellite ...

United Airlines said the FAA has approved its first Starlink-equipped aircraft type and that the first commercial flight is ...

Apple's ambitions for the expansion of satellite communications for the iPhone is facing an opponent in Elon Musk, with ...

Apple introduced satellite connectivity for iPhones back in 2022, and since then, satellite messaging options have become the ...

Tech giant Apple (AAPL) is reportedly emerging as a potential rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink in the expansion of its satellite communication ...

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Apple offers detailed instructions on connecting a satellite with your iPhone via its support page. Bottom line? Updating to iOS 18.3 won’t secretly link your iPhone to Starlink technology.