Qualcomm, Android phone makers developing satellite messaging feature

FILE PHOTO: A Qualcomm sign is pictured at the Mobile World Congress in Shanghai, China June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

(Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc on Monday said it was working with a group of Android smartphone companies to add satellite-based messaging capabilities to their devices.

The San Diego, California-based company, which is the world's biggest supplier of chips that connect mobile phones to wireless data networks, said it is working with Honor, Lenovo-owned Motorola, Nothing, OPPO, Vivo and Xiaomi Corp to develop the devices.