Subj : T-Mobile boosts its Starlink satellite service with support for m To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Thu Oct 02 2025 13:15:08 T-Mobile boosts its Starlink satellite service with support for more apps and phones, but quietly loses a Google Photos perk Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2025 12:07:41 +0000 Description: T-Mobiles Starlink service now works with more apps, but the company has ended an exclusive Google One perk. FULL STORY ======================================================================T-Mobile s T-Satellite service is now available for more apps It lets you use some major apps when connected to a satellite T-Mobile has also shuttered its exclusive Google One storage deals T-Mobile has been offering Starlink connectivity to its customers for a few months now, and the T-Satellite service gives you a way to contact people and connect to the internet when mobile data isnt available. Its just been updated to add satellite connectivity to a suite of popular apps, making them more useable when youre off the grid and away from cell towers. Posting on its blog , T-Mobile announced that multiple apps will feel the benefits. That includes AllTrails, AccuWeather, CalTopo, Google Maps, onX, T-Life, WhatsApp and X. That expands the number of apps that can tap into satellite service, and those options join several device-native apps like Apple Music, Google Messages, Pixel Weather and more that were already compatible. And improvements havent just come on the software side, as T-Mobile has added 17 more phones that will now work with T-Satellite. That includes Apples iPhone Air and third-generation iPhone SE, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and the Galaxy S25 Ultra, and more. Theres a full list on T-Mobiles support page , but you can scroll down to the end of this story for the full list of new models. Note that when youre hooked up to a satellite, youre unlikely to get the full-fat experience that youre used to with these apps. In most cases, your connection will likely be slower than when youre on mobile data or Wi-Fi, and certain features might be unavailable. T-Satellite is included in T-Mobiles Experience Beyond and Go5G Next plans. If youre on a different plan or are a customer of a rival cell provider, you can still sign up for $10 a month. You also need to have a smartphone that is capable of connecting to satellites, which includes the iPhone 13 or later, the Samsung Galaxy S21 or later, and the Google Pixel 9a or later (support for the Pixel 9 is coming soon, T-Mobile says). Something gained, something lost (Image credit: T-Mobile) Its not all good news for T-Mobile customers, though. At the same time as it was expanding its T-Satellite offering, T-Mobile and Google have quietly ditched an exclusive Google One membership tier that included unlimited full-resolution image storage in Google Photos . This deal allowed T-Mobile customers to access a special Google Photos perk when subscribing to a Google One membership through their cell provider. Ordinarily, paying $9.99 a month would get you 2TB of total storage on Googles servers. If you signed up through T-Mobile, however, this would be supplemented with unlimited Google Photos storage at full resolution, no less. There were also lower tiers that came with additional storage compared to the regular Google One offering. Sadly, those deals are no longer available to new customers , as of September 30. If youre a current user of this service, though, you can keep using it, providing you dont cancel it. If youre looking for a new place to store your photos, you still have other options, from the best Google Photos alternatives to the best cloud storage for photos . Make a good choice and your images will be safe and sound, even without T-Mobiles Google One storage tier. And if you're interesting in trying that Starlink connectivity from T-Mobile, here's that full list of the new phones that are supported: iPhone Air iPhone SE (third-generation) moto g 5G 2025 moto g power 5G 2025 Samsung Galaxy A36 SE Samsung Galaxy A36 5G Samsung Galaxy S24 Samsung Galaxy S24+ Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Samsung Galaxy S24 FE Samsung Galaxy S25 Samsung Galaxy S25+ Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge Samsung Galaxy S25 FE Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 You might also like T-Mobiles Starlink satellite service officially launches heres which phones it supports and how it compares to Apples free rival Best Google Photos alternative of 2025 Best way to backup photos of 2025 ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/phones/t-mobile-boosts-its-starlink-satellite-servic e-with-support-for-more-apps-and-phones-but-quietly-loses-a-google-photos-perk --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .