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   Darnell Clayton :verified: (darnell@one.darnell.one)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Jun-2024 02:26:59 JST Darnell Clayton :verified:

   I wish #Apple supported satellite phone calling, instead of just messaging. Maybe #iPhone 16 will‽ #WWDC

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     Darnell Clayton :verified: (darnell@one.darnell.one)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Jun-2024 02:43:41 JST Darnell Clayton :verified:

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     • Shannon Clark

     @Rycaut #Apple would turn off those features if you visit the country. I remember when I was in #Japan 🇯🇵, every time I took a picture the “camera noise” would activate.

     I learned later on it was because it was due to being a law in Japan 🇯🇵 to thwart perverts trying to take pictures of women without permission.

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     Shannon Clark (rycaut@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Jun-2024 02:43:42 JST Shannon Clark

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     @darnell I think there are some countries that ban satellite phones (witb somewhat severe penalties for trying to bring one into the country) and while it is a lot of smaller countries it also includes China, Bangladesh and Pakistan so I would Apple may not want to risk the optics of anyone with a new iPhone being arrested if they attempt to bring it into China. I’d guess they may have had some complex negotiations with China about satellite messaging (haven’t caught up on todays keynote yet)