Updated Feb. 1 with more details of the new service and how it will work.
Apple has just released iOS 18.3, its latest iPhone update (full details here) and the software contained a surprise extra: compatibility with the Starlink satellite network, according to a new report. And more details show how the system will work and exactly how it’s different from existing services—with one very cool change that means you’re no longer pointing your phone at .
Some Apple iPhones now have access to Starlink’s satellite network.
“Apple Inc. has been secretly working with SpaceX and T-Mobile US Inc. to add support for the Starlink network in its latest iPhone software, providing an alternative to the company’s in-house satellite-communication…