Of all the shiny new features announced on the Pixel Watch 4 during the August 20 Made by Google event, I’m most excited for emergency satellite communications, borrowed from last year’s Google Pixel 9 smartphone.
A first-of-its-kind feature on a smartwatch — much to the chagrin of Apple, no doubt — satellite SOS messaging doesn’t require a paired smartphone or even cellular reception. As the name implies, it uses a satellite to connect you to help via messaging.
