Pixel 10 - Satellite message with GrapheneOS

blt

antonba many thanks for all of that, it seems promising then and so you don't have Google Messaging App installed ? Let us know after your road in the montains 🏔 I hope that this will be then activated even if it is supposed to be already..

DeletedUser622

antonba Supported apps on your phone

Will they work via VPN?

blt

DeletedUser622 It is not data but SMS

antonba

DeletedUser622 If they do network-level IP-based filtering, then VPN will not work.

DeletedUser622

antonba When you don’t have a mobile or Wi-Fi network

Is it possible to permanently use satellite connection regardless of regular coverage?

blt

DeletedUser622 no it is only when there is no coverage

DeletedUser622

blt What exactly imposes the restriction? Is it defined within the modem or somewhere else?

antonba

blt It is data. I covered this in another message. They support WhatsApp video calls in fact. All of the apps I listed above will get data over satellite.

antonba

DeletedUser622 Restrictions are most likely on the network level at Starlink unblocking IP address ranges or domains of the allowed apps. Only a guess, though.

blt

antonba you have been quicker ! I went back here to correct my previous message as indeed they seem to support WhatsApp! (I am not using so I didn't pay attention)

antonba

Will be a bit terse as stupid me slipped on ice and landed on my hands... luckily nothing broken it seems.

Satellite worked! Was so amazing. Even in the car before going out for the hike, it connected. A little satellite replaced the network bars. Got an SMS from T-Mobile that I connected to satellite. Google Maps notified me "Using satellite network" with some low perf warnings.

I was able to send WhatsApp messages and photos and ultimately made a short voice call. At that point was in a deep forest with no clear sight of the sky and was walking and it worked poorly but still worked. Insane to think I have a GrapheneOS satphone now!

DeletedUser622

antonba Google Maps notified me "Using satellite network" with some low perf warnings.

Does the SAT mode work without GMS as well?

antonba

DeletedUser622 I now have Google Play Services on the main and only profile so I always had them on. I suppose I could create a whole new user profile next time I get to be out, but I think that will be a while (getting injured, even if I am hoping for a quick recovery, warrants care so I don't re-injure too quickly).

But if I had to guess, I think it would work. I think connecting to Starlink is no different than connecting to a roaming partner.

blt

@antonba could you tell me if you had ever used your Pixel 10 Pro with your T Mobile SIM in stock before going to GOS ?
I am wondering if there is some kind of onboarding and perhaps on my side the Satellite is not working as the minute I received my P10 I installed GOS so my SIM never been used with Pixel Stock OS.. I know for some phone/alternative OS it was an issue for IMS/LTE in the past, not sure for GOS, and as Satellite is new I don't know if some similar things are used by mobile operators..