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Google Pixel 9 is first Android phone to get satellite SOS messaging
Skylo is powering the new emergency texting feature, which will be free for at least two years.
In addition to consumer devices, Skylo deals with connected machines in the agriculture, maritime, logistics, and mining industries. The company's FAQ notes that it doesn't own any satellites but instead leases spectrum from existing networks like VIASAT, EchoStar, Strigo, and Ligado. It was initially believed that satellite messaging would come to T-Mobile customers first, but Brian Rakowski, vice president of product management for Pixel phones, said at this week's Made by Google event that the feature was arriving to all 9 series users regardless of carrier.
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