Google has confirmed to Android Authority that the Pixel 9a doesn’t support Satellite SOS, a feature that lets you contact emergency services in areas without Wi-Fi or cell service. This is ...

Speaking with Google, Android Authority was able to confirm that the Pixel 9a doesn't have access to the Satellite SOS feature. This is a feature that's available on other Pixel 9 devices ...

Verizon has started downloading certain Android phones allowing users to connect to its satellite system for texting.

Thanks to a generation-old modem, the Pixel 9a lacks support for Google’s Satellite SOS feature. Satellite SOS was introduced with the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold ...

Extending Skylo’s satellite connectivity also benefits Spectrum and Xfinity mobile customers. T-Mobile Pixel 9 users may be ...

Spectrum and Xfinity have begun offering emergency satellite messaging to Galaxy S25 and Pixel 9 family users. Skylo leverages GEO satellites with stationary orbits to provide coverage across ...

Now for the bad news, and this relates specifically to the new Google Pixel 9a, which we’ve learned doesn’t support Satellite SOS. Google confirmed as much to Android Authority, and this is a ...

More info. Verizon announced today that it is firing up satellite texting abilities for owners of Galaxy S25 and Pixel 9 devices. With this, owners of supported devices can send text messages to ...

Texting via satellite comes to customers with recent Pixel and Galaxy phones starting today. Texting via satellite comes to customers with recent Pixel and Galaxy phones starting today.

If you are on the Verizon network and have a phone from the Google Pixel 9 or Samsung Galaxy S25 series, you can send satellite texts from network dead zones. The announcement came nearly a month ...