A new partnership between the satellite phone firm and chip giant will bring satellite internet to premium phones later in the year.
It means that in places where there is no mobile coverage, phones can communicate with satellites.
Many of the phones powered by the Android operating system have chips from the same company.
There is a satellite feature for the iPhone 14.
Basic text messages are the only ones that can be sent and received by the service.
Bullitt was the first company to launch a satellite service. When first rolled out, it will be available in certain areas.
It will be up to the manufacturer to make the service accessible to millions more users.
The first satellite was sent in to space in 1997. The network of 75 satellites was refreshed in the year 2019.
The satellites cover the entire globe and fly in low altitude, where they can communicate with each other and pass information between them.
The new feature, called Snapdragon Satellite, will only be found in premium chips, so it is unlikely to find its way into budget devices.
Although there is likely to be a fee for this, it will eventually be rolled out to tablets, laptops and even vehicles.
Satellite connection is seen as the next frontier for mobile phones because it addresses the problem of "not-spot" areas where there is no existing coverage. Rural or remote places are more likely to have these.
It has been successful in providing broadband coverage for services such as Starlink.
Satellite broadband is cheaper than cable or fibre.
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