We are in a very interesting phase of Android 15 development As you know, the first concrete developer beta was released last month, and according to the schedule published by Google, we can expect the first public beta version of the operating system next month. A month later, at Google I/O 2024, we will see the official presentation of this future version of Android, and after several more beta versions during the summer, we will reach the autumn door with the release of its stable version.

And what does it mean? Well, during these months we will see very interesting drips about features yet to come, about design changes and in general about everything related to Android 15. So much so that, barring some very specific surprises, once it debuts, we will already have a fairly complete photo of what we will find when we can make the leap by updating our smartphone to this new version.

Regarding Android news, although in this case in the current generation, we informed you about Google’s plans a week ago bring a satellite connection to your Google Pixel in order to be able to draw attention to extraordinary events. This move would be a response to similar features that are present in the latest generations of the iPhone, which when combined with the emergency detection features represent a formidable security solution in certain circumstances.

So is there any reason why satellite connections can only be used in emergencies? The truth is no, and Apple already showed us this with the iPhone 15 generation and its ability to use these messages also to contact assistance services if we have suffered a car breakdown. Well, it looks like it’s about to escalate even more thanks to Google and what we’re reading on Android Central Android 15 will be able to send SMS messages, via satellite, of a general nature.

A sign in this sense were detected in Android 14 beta, although and given the time it may take for both its development and the arrival of compatible smartphones, it seems more likely that it will finally debut in a future major version of the operating system. The discovery consists of a new section (not yet visible), which in turn has a link redirecting to the previously undisclosed site of the operator T-Mobile.

However, the fact that the link goes to the (future) operator page indicates a key aspect of the deployment of this feature, which is that there are indications that the cost of sending messages via satellite will not be exactly cheap, except that it is restricted exclusively to certain operators. Now, if the system proves to be reliable and subsequently gains traction, it would be interesting to see this type of connectivity spread.