Fruit Specs

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78 OS releases, 166 features in database
Satellite Messaging
Communication 2 OS versions—Send/receive messages via satellite without cell service
First Appeared
VersionReleasedDetail
iOS 18 Sep 16, 2024 Introduced in iOS 18; requires iPhone 14+

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