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Rita El Khoury \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n
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The Pixel Watch 4 is expected to introduce some nifty changes, like its polarizing new charger,<\/a> which you can love and hate simultaneously, and even a Breathing Emergencies tool<\/a> to detect when your oxygen level falls too low. Leaks have suggested that we can look forward to Emergency Satellite Communications on the Pixel Watch 4. Now, we\u2019ve spotted more clues to corroborate that this feature is indeed coming to Google\u2019s upcoming smartwatch.<\/p>\n You’re reading an Authority Insights<\/strong> story on Android Authority. Discover Authority Insights<\/strong><\/a> for more exclusive reports, app teardowns, leaks, and in-depth tech coverage you won’t find anywhere else.<\/p>\n An\u00a0APK teardown<\/b> helps predict features that may arrive on a service in the future based on work-in-progress code. However, it is possible that such predicted features may not make it to a public release.<\/p>\n The Satellite Gateway app is one of the apps responsible for the Satellite SOS features on Pixel phones. In the latest v20250707 of the Satellite Gateway app, we\u2019ve spotted several bits of code that directly reference the feature within the context of a smartwatch:<\/p>\n Code<\/p>\n Copy Textintent.setClassName(“com.google.android.apps.scone”, “com.google.android.apps.scone.satellite.watchui.MainActivity”);<\/p>\n Here, \u201ccom.google.android.apps.scone\u201d references the Adaptive Connectivity Service app, which helps direct the UI for pointing your device towards a satellite for connection. We also see a mention of \u201cwatchui\u201d in the activity, which clearly indicates the feature making its way to a smartwatch.<\/p>\n But is the emergency satellite communications feature coming to all Wear OS smartwatches? Several parts of the obfuscated code for the satellite connectivity feature includes checks like \u201cisPixelDevice:%s\u201d and, more importantly, \u201cisPixelWatch:%s,\u201d indicating that the feature is most likely destined only for the Pixel Watch.<\/p>\n The next question is whether the emergency satellite communications feature will be exclusive to the Pixel Watch 4. We haven\u2019t spotted any code that specifically ties the emergency satellite communications to the Pixel Watch 4. Further, devices need specialized hardware for satellite connectivity. We\u2019ve seen Google\u2019s biggest competitor, Apple, offer features like Emergency SOS via satellite for the Apple Watch, but this connection is routed through a compatible iPhone<\/a> rather than undertaken through the smartwatch itself. It would make sense if Google adopts a similar route, as internal space is significantly constrained within a smartwatch.<\/p>\n Suppose Google routes Pixel Watch 4\u2019s upcoming emergency satellite communications feature through the phone (potentially a Pixel phone only, i.e., serving merely as an extension for Satellite SOS on Pixel). In that case, there\u2019s also the possibility that the feature could come to older generations of the Pixel Watch. Don\u2019t hold your breath, though, as the company might keep the feature exclusive to the new watch hardware and only open it up to older watches through software updates farther in the future.<\/p>\n Google hasn\u2019t shared any confirmation for the Pixel Watch 4 or its leaked Satellite SOS feature. We\u2019ll keep you updated when we learn more.<\/p>\n