2025/9/27

Android, Carrier-Provided Satellite SOS Service Setup Integration (p.2025.35)

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We have independently confirmed from the app code of the Android version “Adaptive Connectivity Services” app update (version p.2025.35) released on Friday, September 26, 2025, that new, noteworthy descriptions have been added.
These additions pertain to settings and warning messages related to carrier-provided satellite SOS services within Android settings.
This integration means that settings for carrier-provided satellite SOS services will be accessible within Android settings.

In an era where satellite SOS/satellite communication services are being rolled out by various countries and carriers, such as “Pixel Satellite SOS” for Google Pixel devices and KDDI’s “au Starlink Direct“.

Rakuten Mobile has also announced that it will offer its satellite communication service, “Rakuten Saikyo Satellite Service,” in the fourth quarter of 2026. Amidst this landscape, our site has independently confirmed and would like to share that noteworthy descriptions have been added from the app code of the Android version “Adaptive Connectivity Services” app update (version p.2025.35) released on Friday, September 26, 2025. The update can be found here.

These additions are settings and warning messages related to carrier-provided satellite SOS services within Android settings. In other words, settings for carrier-provided satellite SOS services will be integrated and accessible within Android settings.

<string name="carrier_satellite_enabled_warning_for_pref_ui">Satellite SOS is available through your carrier. Learn more from your carrier’s Satellite SOS settings</string>
<string name="carrier_satellite_enabled_warning_title_for_pref_ui">Check carrier settings</string>
<string name="carrier_satellite_settings_button_text_for_pref_ui">Go to carrier settings</string>

The carrier-provided satellite SOS service settings page integrated into Android settings appears to display a button linking to the carrier’s satellite SOS service site. It’s likely that the satellite SOS service settings page will be displayed with specifications similar to the “Pixel Satellite SOS” settings on Google Pixel devices.