Google announces satellite SOS calling for Pixel 9 phones

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announces satellite **** calling for Pixel 9 phones

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just announced a whole bunch of new products at the , including a trio of Pixel 9 smartphones. The phones look cool and stuffed to the gills with high-tech features. Each of the four new models will also be able to use a long-requested safety tool. That’s right. Satellite-based **** calling .

This allows people to access emergency services even when they’re off the grid and have no access to cellular or Wi-Fi signals. This feature not only connects to emergency service providers, but can also share a location with contacts so someone can come scoop you up. It’s not 100-percent fool-proof, as the phone must have access to a satellite, but nearly every corner of the globe has access to one satellite or another. In other words, consider it 99-percent fool-proof.

While this is the first time a dedicated **** mode is showing up on an Android phone, Apple has been offering the . Apple typically allows for to the service upon activation of a new iPhone 14 or higher. It’s assumed that, at some point, the company will begin charging for **** calls, but Apple has yet to make this official.

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’s adopting a similar method here. Pixel 9 owners get two free years of **** calling, but the company hasn’t said what the price would be when that timeframe passes. The feature is only available in the US, for now, and

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