Despite many recent rumors and various reports, Elon Musk confirmed today that SpaceX is not developing a phone based on Starlink, not once, but twice.<\/p>\n
Today’s report from\u00a0Reuters<\/em><\/a> cited people familiar with the matter and stated internal discussions have seen SpaceX executives mulling the idea of building a mobile device that would connect directly to the Starlink satellite constellation.<\/p>\n Musk did state in late January that SpaceX developing a phone was “not out of the question at some point.” However, He also said it would have to be a major difference from current phones, and would be optimized “purely for running max performance\/watt neural nets.”<\/p>\n Not out of the question at some point. It would be a very different device than current phones. Optimized purely for running max performance\/watt neural nets.<\/p>\n \u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 30, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n