How do I remove Starlink from my iPhone?

KiltedTim wrote:

People are in a panic

I don't think anyone's in a panic. They just feel powerless and want to make their feelings known to Apple.

I don't. see this as any different from freaking out because the phone is 'compatible with' AT&T. If you don't like AT&T and don't want to have anything to do with them, then don't sign up for service with them. it's that simple.

This is clearly a political issue, and much different than AT&T, T-Mobile, Globalstar, etc. Nobody cares about those. Being a political issue, we really shouldn't discuss it here in the forums. But that doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

If you don't like Fox News or MSNBC are you going to completely cancel your cable or satellite tv or streaming tv service just because they carry that network? If you are, fine, but you're not accomplishing anything by doing that other than denying yourself every other channel or feature you would otherwise get. No one is forcing you to watch a channel you don't like.

But that's exactly the point here. If people have a preference for or against Fox News or MSNBC, or whatever, they can act on those preferences. They can choose a package that doesn't include those channels, or they can get rid of their TV altogether.

But when it comes to Apple and Apple's current or future partnerships, people don't have that preference. Apple, and cellular carriers, are going to make their own decisions. I don't see any problem with their customers giving them input regarding entities they don't want to business with.

lobsterghost1 wrote:

why would Apple have any reason to partner with Starlink at all?

I'm not saying that Apple is partnered with Starlink. I'm just saying that we don't know about everything about current or especially future agreements that Apple might make.

I think we have a responsibility to at least explain to people that Apple is not partnered with Starlink to provide Satellite Service.

People aren't asking if Apple is partnered with Starlink. They've read on the internet that it's already a fact. They either believe that or they think it is a possibility. And they're not wrong. It is always a possibility. Satellites are a difficult industry. Globalstar has already gone bankrupt once.

There's nothing people can do about any of this. Anyone who's seen social media disinformation knows that trying to tell people the truth isn't going to work. I know I've tried that enough times. Apple's feedback site doesn't account for much, but it's something people can do.

This is a complicated issue. While Apple is touting new satellite services, there are many other satellites besides Starlink. Apple has not announced any integrations with Starlink. But that doesn't mean that Apple devices won't work with Starlink now or in the future.

Apple's published documentation for Connecting to a satellite with your iPhone does not mention Starlink, but it does specifically say that Apple's satellite services are provided by "third-party network providers". So that could obviously include Starlink.

Furthermore, that same documentation specifically says that, "During certain disaster situations, your carrier may provide cellular connectivity to iPhone models using their satellite capability even if you have turned them off for everyday use and “SAT” doesn’t appear in the status bar." So you may be connected via Starlink and never know about it.

I understand that some people may not want to have any association with Starlink because of recent political events or because of Starlink's status as a military asset. If you have concerns, please send feedback to Apple. I also encourage you to send feedback to your cellular data provider as well. This kind of feedback could give Apple and other companies incentive to choose other providers for satellite services.

I don't think any of it requires speculating on what Apple may do in the future. People are reading stories about it now and there are clearly facts that can be conveyed to those to clear up any misinformation.

• Apple has not partnered with Starlink
• T-Mobile has partnered with Starlink.
• If you do not sign up for the current Beta on T-Mobile, you do not have it.
• T-Mobile plans on offering the service for an additional fee after the beta. They may also include in it their top tier plan, but you would need to get further clarification from them on that plan and opt-out options.
• Getting an Android phone is not the solution as T-Mobile has offered it to those devices previously. That seems to be a common threat and not sure if those are simply regurgitating what they have read elsewhere.
• Sending feedback to T-Mobile is a great option and much more effective with the current situation than sending it to Apple.
• Speculating on what Apple may or may not do in the future is a waste of time and likely a violation here.

You don't have it unless you are with T-Mobile and signed up for beta testing.

Honestly, I don't see this as complicated at all. People are in a panic because the phones are compatible with the Starlink network and are capable of connecting to it if the carrier they are using has partnered with starlink.

I don't. see this as any different from freaking out because the phone is 'compatible with' AT&T. If you don't like AT&T and don't want to have anything to do with them, then don't sign up for service with them. it's that simple.

If you don't like Fox News or MSNBC are you going to completely cancel your cable or satellite tv or streaming tv service just because they carry that network? If you are, fine, but you're not accomplishing anything by doing that other than denying yourself every other channel or feature you would otherwise get. No one is forcing you to watch a channel you don't like.

etresoft wrote:

KiltedTim wrote:

People are in a panic

I don't think anyone's in a panic. They just feel powerless and want to make their feelings known to Apple.

I don't. see this as any different from freaking out because the phone is 'compatible with' AT&T. If you don't like AT&T and don't want to have anything to do with them, then don't sign up for service with them. it's that simple.

This is clearly a political issue, and much different than AT&T, T-Mobile, Globalstar, etc. Nobody cares about those. Being a political issue, we really shouldn't discuss it here in the forums. But that doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

If you don't like Fox News or MSNBC are you going to completely cancel your cable or satellite tv or streaming tv service just because they carry that network? If you are, fine, but you're not accomplishing anything by doing that other than denying yourself every other channel or feature you would otherwise get. No one is forcing you to watch a channel you don't like.

But that's exactly the point here. If people have a preference for or against Fox News or MSNBC, or whatever, they can act on those preferences. They can choose a package that doesn't include those channels, or they can get rid of their TV altogether.

But when it comes to Apple and Apple's current or future partnerships, people don't have that preference. Apple, and cellular carriers, are going to make their own decisions. I don't see any problem with their customers giving them input regarding entities they don't want to business with.

I "could" agree with you IF Apple actually had partnered with Starlink. But they haven't. All Apple did was open the bands T-Mobile or for that matter any other carrier needs in order for them to deliver Starlink Satellite communications to their customers.

The fact is the incessant complaint being made here is that Apple has partnered with Starlink, which is patently incorrect.

lobsterghost1 wrote:

I "could" agree with you IF Apple actually had partnered with Starlink. But they haven't. All Apple did was open the bands T-Mobile or for that matter any other carrier needs in order for them to deliver Starlink Satellite communications to their customers.

The fact is the incessant complaint being made here is that Apple has partnered with Starlink, which is patently incorrect.

Unless Apple issues a press release stating that they have no contracts with Starlink, then there is no way for any of us to know if Apple does or does not use Starlink. Apple worded its documentation specifically to give it the option to use any third party service, including Starlink.

I agree that there is a lot of misinformation about a rumoured partnership. But if people don't want their Apple products connected to Starlink, I see no problem with them using Apple's feedback services to tell them so.

etresoft wrote:

lobsterghost1 wrote:

I "could" agree with you IF Apple actually had partnered with Starlink. But they haven't. All Apple did was open the bands T-Mobile or for that matter any other carrier needs in order for them to deliver Starlink Satellite communications to their customers.

The fact is the incessant complaint being made here is that Apple has partnered with Starlink, which is patently incorrect.

Unless Apple issues a press release stating that they have no contracts with Starlink, then there is no way for any of us to know if Apple does or does not use Starlink. Apple worded its documentation specifically to give it the option to use any third party service, including Starlink.

I agree that there is a lot of misinformation about a rumoured partnership. But if people don't want their Apple products connected to Starlink, I see no problem with them using Apple's feedback services to tell them so.

But it's carriers who HAVE partnered with Starlink. Apple has it's own Satellite provider, GlobalStar. And Apple has invested $millions in them. I read somewhere Apple owns 20% (minimally), so why would Apple have any reason to partner with Starlink at all? No one in the US, other than T-Mobile customers have access to Starlink. And while T-Mobile is offering AT&T and Verizon customers the opportunity to be a beta tester, that is short term and in July, if they want to continue beyond the beta test, they'll have to pay T-Mobile $20/month to access Starlink. Again, that's a partnership between T-Mobile and Starlink. It is not a partnership between Apple and Starlink.

Yes, there is much misinformation on this. And sure, people can use the feedback link to let Apple know just about anything they want to tell Apple. But as senior members of this forum, I think we have a responsibility to at least explain to people that Apple is not partnered with Starlink to provide Satellite Service. It's not complicated at all. It's pretty well defined.

Elonmush wrote:

So I do not want starlink on my phone how to get rid of it?

Read this --> The Starlink Myth - Apple Community

“Starlink” is not “in your phone”.