Google could be adding a feature very similar to Apple’s Emergency SOS feature to the Pixel 9 and the next Pixel Fold.
That’s according to leaker Kamila Wojciechowska, who writes for Android Authority that the company would partner with T-Mobile to offer the feature but may add other providers later.
Just like Apple’s system, Google’s SOS feature would reportedly present future Pixel owners with a series of questions to ascertain what’s happening, rather than let users thumb one out.
A video in the Android Authority article features the animation Google will display to users to help them get the phone aligned with a satellite.
According to Wojciechowska, these are some of the questions the feature will ask: What happened?
T-Mobile announced it was teaming up with SpaceX for a satellite messaging service well over a year ago but didn’t specify pricing — and as of January, it was still in testing.
Last year, a developer spotted some Google Messages code that suggested the feature was on its way with Garmin as the provider.
Then again, Apple subsidizes its service for now, so maybe Google will, too.
The upcoming Pixel Fold and Pixel 9 may get a feature from Google that is strikingly similar to Apple’s Emergency SOS feature. The firm would collaborate with T-Mobile to offer the feature, but it might add more providers later, according to leaker Kamila Wojciechowska, who writes for Android Authority.
As with Apple’s system, it is reported that instead of allowing users to thumb one out, Google’s SOS feature would pose a series of questions to prospective Pixel owners in order to determine what’s going on. The animation that Google will show users to assist in aligning their phone with a satellite is shown in a video that is included in the Android Authority article.
These are a few of the queries Wojciechowska claims the feature will pos.
What took place?
[Are you/are they/is everyone] breathing?
How many people in total are [trapped/missing]?
Which statement most accurately sums up your circumstances?
Something is burning.
Are there any weapons being used?
What kind of ship or automobile?
Are any of these relevant?
Long over a year ago, T-Mobile revealed that it would be collaborating with SpaceX on a satellite messaging service. At the time, the service was still in testing as of January, and no pricing was given. The feature was rumored to be coming from Garmin when a developer discovered some Google Messages code last year. With its InReach 2-way messaging devices, Garmin provides this kind of service via the Iridium satellite network, which it claims can reach “anywhere on earth.”. “.
However, the feature wouldn’t always be free, regardless of whether T-Mobile or Garmin offers it; for example, Garmin’s starts at $15 per month. However, as long as Apple continues to subsidize its service, perhaps Google will follow suit.
