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What should your phone say when it can't confirm your message arrived?
On satellite, today it says "sent" and leaves you guessing. Did it get through? Is anyone coming?
Starlink OS is my answer: a phone OS that tells you what works right now. Link status, SOS, location and messages, across +50 screens, from concept to code.
The rule I designed around: trust comes from proof the network gives, never from the phone vouching for itself.
Would you trust "waiting for the next satellite" more than a "sent" that might not be true?
Unofficial concept. Full case study: josecastro.me/work/starlink-os
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