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# What settings do I need for the satellite app?
Settings and requirements for using the satellite app
This article lists all the requirements necessary for smooth use of the satellite app.
### 1. System requirements
#### Operating system
| Platform | Minimum version | Recommendation |
| -------- | ------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| iOS | 16.4 (CallKit integration) | iOS 18+ |
| Android | 6.0 (API level 23, Marshmallow) | Current OS from the manufacturer |
| iPad | Compatibility mode | – |
#### Network
* Minimum connection: EDGE
* Recommendation: Wi-Fi, 4G or 5G
* satellite runs exclusively over a data connection – regardless of SIM card and mobile network provider
#### Unsupported devices and configurations
* Huawei without Google Services (HarmonyOS, AppGallery without GMS): not supported – only Google-compatible Huawei devices work
* VoIP clients such as Zoiper: for regulatory reasons, satellite cannot be used on third-party VoIP clients
* VPN that blocks UDP traffic or breaks SIP: leads to connection problems
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### 2. Device-side settings (MDM / managed devices)
#### Android
* Exclude the app from battery optimization (mainly affects Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei)
* On aggressive manufacturers (e.g. Xiaomi MIUI), grant additional background permissions if necessary
* Huawei: Only Google-compatible devices are supported – devices without Google Services (HarmonyOS, AppGallery without GMS) are not compatible
#### iOS
* Keep push notifications enabled in the system settings
* Minimum OS: iOS 16.4 (due to CallKit integration)
* Recommendation: iOS 18+
#### General
* Do not use a VPN that blocks UDP traffic or breaks SIP
* Disable SIP-ALG on firewalls and routers
* Minimum network: EDGE – optimal: Wi-Fi, 4G/5G
***
### 3. Battery optimization and power saving mode
Modern smartphones automatically throttle or end background processes to save battery. This directly affects reachability via satellite.
Typical symptoms: Incoming calls do not ring, even though the app is installed and logged in – especially after a long period of inactivity or when the battery is low.
#### Android – recommended settings
| Manufacturer | Setting | Path (example) |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Samsung | Disable battery optimization for satellite | Settings → Battery → Battery optimization → satellite → Don't optimize |
| Samsung | Allow background activity | Settings → Apps → satellite → Battery → Unrestricted |
| Xiaomi (MIUI) | Allow auto-start | Settings → Apps → Manage apps → satellite → Power saving → No restrictions |
| Huawei (EMUI) | Protected apps / startup manager | Settings → Battery → Startup manager → enable satellite |
| All Android | Disable power saving mode (or exclude satellite) | Settings → Battery → Power saving mode |
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> Important The power saving mode (often automatically active when the battery is low) restricts push notifications and background activity system-wide. satellite should be explicitly exempted from this restriction.
#### iOS
* Background App Refresh must be enabled for satellite: Settings → General → Background App Refresh → satellite: On
* Low Power Mode disables Background App Refresh system-wide → satellite may no longer be reachable
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### 4. Do Not Disturb (DND) and focus modes
Do Not Disturb (DND) is enabled by default on many devices – e.g. at night, during meetings, or as a permanent operating state on managed devices. This directly blocks incoming calls.
#### Android – DND
* Incoming calls are muted or not signaled at all
* satellite can be set as an exception in the DND settings: Settings → Sound → Do Not Disturb → Exceptions → Allow calls from certain apps
* On Samsung devices: Samsung-specific DND settings can override the Android default settings
#### iOS – focus modes (DND, Work, Personal, etc.)
* iOS focus modes (since iOS 15) block all calls by default that are not defined as exceptions
* satellite must be explicitly added as an allowed app in the active focus profiles: Settings → Focus → \[Profile] → Apps → add satellite
* Important for MDM environments (e.g. Jamf): satellite must be included in the allowlist of the distributed focus profiles
* If possible, the focus mode as well as DND (do not disturb) should be disabled in order to use the satellite app without disruption
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