How to use satellite messaging on an iPhone Go to the Messages app. A satellite prompt will automatically appear if there’s no cellular service or Wi-Fi. Tap Use Messages via Satellite.

Introduced in iOS 18, users can send messages on iPhone using Apple's Messages via satellite.

How to connect your iPhone to a satellite to send messages If you've unexpectedly lost service, this iPhone feature lets you stay in touch with friends and family.

Following Hurricane Milton's landfall in Florida, here's how to make sure you can send messages via satellite if you have no cellular and Wi-Fi coverage.

However, if you have an iPhone, you can connect to a satellite to call for emergency services or send messages to your loved ones.