Why did Apple halt work on a new iPhone text feature that works without a mobile signal?

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Why did Apple halt work on a new iPhone text feature that works without a mobile signal?

Apple has reportedly halted development on a new iPhone feature that would have let people text one another in areas without a mobile phone service.

A report by the subscription news service, The Information, said Apple had teamed up with Intel to build a new technology that would let iPhones communicate with other iPhones “over long-distance radio waves that bypass cellular networks, said two people familiar with the project”.

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