Google Messages preparing to add support for emergency SOS over satellite

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Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority
  • Google Messages app is preparing to let users send emergency SOS messages via satellite connectivity.
  • Placeholder elements for the service have appeared in the app.
  • Google has already confirmed that Android 14 will allow smartphones to connect with satellites.

Google Messages will soon let you send emergency SOS messages via satellite connectivity. As spotted by X (Twitter) user Neïl Rahmouni and reported by Mishaal Rahman, Google has begun adding the UI elements for emergency SOS via satellite in its Messages app.

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