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Google could be adding a feature very similar to Apple\u2019s Emergency SOS feature to the Pixel 9<\/a> and the next Pixel Fold<\/a>. That\u2019s according to leaker Kamila Wojciechowska, who writes for Android Authority<\/em><\/a> that the company would partner with T-Mobile to offer the feature but may add other providers later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Just like Apple\u2019s system, Google\u2019s SOS feature would reportedly present future Pixel owners with a series of questions to ascertain what\u2019s happening, rather than let users thumb one out. A video in the Android Authority<\/em> article features the animation Google will display to users to help them get the phone aligned with a satellite. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n According to Wojciechowska, these are some of the questions the feature will ask:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n T-Mobile announced it was teaming up<\/a> with SpaceX for a satellite messaging service well over a year ago but didn\u2019t specify pricing \u2014 and as of January, it was still in testing<\/a>. Last year, a developer spotted some Google Messages code<\/a> that suggested the feature was on its way with Garmin as the provider. Garmin offers such a service for its InReach 2-way messaging devices using the Iridium satellite network, which Iridium says can reach \u201canywhere on earth.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Still, whether it\u2019s offered by T-Mobile or Garmin, the feature wouldn\u2019t necessarily be free \u2014 for instance, Garmin\u2019s costs $15 per month to start. Then again, Apple subsidizes its service<\/a> for now, so maybe Google will, too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n