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501 Google's Pixel 9 Phones Are the First To Get Satellite SOS For Android

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 08/13/2024 20:45 EDT

Google's Pixel 9 Phones Are the First To Get Satellite SOS For Android

Google's Brian Rakowski announced today that the new Pixel 9 lineup will be the first Android phones to feature Satellite SOS. The Verge reports: The feature launches first in the US "regardless of your carrier plan," Rakowski said, though it won't be available in Hawaii and Alaska, per a support page. According to fine print shown during Google's livestream, the service will be included "at no additional charge for the first two years after activation of devices." A blog post by Rakowski qualifies that fur

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