Google’s Pixel 9 phones are the first to get Satellite SOS for Android

Google is pursuing Apple successful launching a mode to usage your telephone to pass via a outer successful an emergency. During its large Pixel 9 uncover lawsuit connected Tuesday, the institution shared details of Satellite SOS, which volition fto you interaction exigency responders and stock your determination erstwhile you don’t person cellular service.

The caller Pixel 9 lineup volition beryllium the archetypal Android phones to beryllium capable to usage Satellite SOS, Google’s Brian Rakowski said onstage. The diagnostic launches archetypal successful the US “regardless of your bearer plan,” Rakowski said. According to good people showed during Google’s livestream, the work volition beryllium included “at nary further complaint for the archetypal 2 years aft activation of devices.” A blog station by Rakowski qualifies that further, saying that it volition beryllium escaped for those archetypal 2 years “on Pixel.” And it’s unclear erstwhile the diagnostic mightiness get for different Android phones.

Still, it’s bully to spot Google present this diagnostic for Android, particularly pursuing Qualcomm’s failed attempt to motorboat a outer SOS diagnostic of its own.

Apple launched its outer service, Emergency SOS, in November 2022. It announced past twelvemonth that iPhone 14 owners would get an additional twelvemonth of escaped coverage, meaning that some iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 users volition person to determine if they privation to wage for the work starting successful November 2025.