Your Pixel Watch emergency SOS behavior is changing
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Your Pixel Watch can summon emergency services by tapping the crown five times. In order to avoid accidental calls, Google is adding a…
Pixel Emergency SOS accidentally shares someone’s nudes
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR A Reddit user accidentally sent a nude video to contacts after inadvertently setting off the Emergency SOS feature on their Pixel phone. Once activated,…
Here’s how satellite SOS works on the Galaxy S25 series
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR A new report has revealed how the Samsung Galaxy S25’s satellite connectivity works. Galaxy S25 owners are able to connect with emergency services,…
Google makes room for carriers in Pixel’s satellite SOS mix
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google offers its own satellite SOS feature on the Pixel 9 series. Carriers like T-Mobile have also begun offering their satellite messaging feature on…
Pixel Watch Emergency SOS adds new confirmation step
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Google is making a change to how the Pixel Watch handles Emergency SOS. So far, after tapping the watch crown five times, Emergency…
Galaxy S25 gets satellite SOS messaging, but only on Verizon
Lanh Nguyen / Android Authority TL;DR The Galaxy S25 series supports satellite connectivity, but Samsung has been eerily silent about the feature. This could be because the feature is absent…
StarLink could bring free satellite SOS to everyone, everywhere
Andrew Grush / Android Authority TL;DR SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has claimed that the company will provide free access to emergency services via satellites. The billionaire added that this offer…
Satellite SOS is now available for Google Pixel 9 phones
TL;DR Google’s Satellite SOS service is now available on the Pixel 9 series in the US. The feature allows you to contact emergency services if you don’t have cellular or…
Garmin backing gives boost to Google’s new Satellite SOS feature
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Garmin has announced its support for Google’s upcoming Satellite SOS feature. Pixel 9 phones will be able to access Garmin’s emergency response coordination…
Paid satellite SOS could be a hard sell on Android
TL;DR Only about 30% of poll respondents indicate a willingness to pay for ongoing emergency satellite access. We still have many questions about how long free service might last. Details…