Sputnik-1 was the first artificial satellite, that is, the first object launched into space by humanity to orbit around a celestial body, which in this case is the Earth. This fact happened in 1957. Since then, he has revolutionized the field of connections.
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A novelty is yet to come: internet via satellite will be accessed by cell phones of the future.
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The feature was announced by Google's Vice President of Platforms and Ecosystems, Hiroshi Lockheimer. To increase the reliability of the process, we point out that Hiroshi is a software engineer and one of the founding members of the Android team at Google.
Hiroshi, on his Twitter social network account, said he was happy with all the advances in this area, he says he is “[…] excited to support our partners in enabling all of this in the next version of Android!”.
- Will all devices be able to connect?
No! Only devices with Android 14 system will be compatible with the novelty. As such, we should expect the update to happen, after all, the latest system is 13 which was implemented in May 2022.
In addition, the devices must be from the Google Pixel line. The technology must only be available on third-party devices with hardware that meets the requirements to connect with the satellites.
- How will it work?
A lot of information still needs to be confirmed, but probably the new technology should allow sending messages. Therefore, through SMS or messaging applications – such as the famous WhatsApp and also Telegram – it will be possible to communicate even better.
- When will it be available in Brazil?
In general, the beta of the system may reach devices (from the Google Pixel line) between February and March of 2023, but there is still no forecast for its arrival in our country.
