Pixel 9/10’s Satellite SOS Could Get Wear OS Integration

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Key Points of This Article

• On Thursday, October 23, 2025, the “Satellite Gateway” app for the “Pixel 10,” “Pixel 9” series, and “Google Pixel Watch 4” received an update to version v20250929_00_RC00.release (stargate.android_20250929_00_RC00.release_dynamic_universal).
• Analysis of the in-app code revealed the addition of a reference to “StargateWearableListenerService,” a feature for linking with Wear OS smartwatches.
• This is a feature for syncing some data between a Google Pixel device and its paired Wear OS smartwatch.

The “Satellite Gateway” app, which enhances and optimizes the “Pixel Satellite SOS” feature using satellite communication for Google’s “Pixel 10” and “Pixel 9” series, as well as the “Google Pixel Watch 4,” began receiving an update to version v20250929_00_RC00.release (stargate.android_20250929_00_RC00.release_dynamic_universal) on Thursday, October 23, 2025.

This update is primarily a minor one. However, after analyzing the in-app code, we discovered the addition of a reference to “StargateWearableListenerService,” a feature for integrating with Wear OS smartwatches.

<uses-library android:name="com.google.android.wearable" android:required="false"/>
<service android:exported="true" android:name="com.google.android.apps.stargate.wear.StargateWearableListenerService">
    <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="com.google.android.gms.wearable.MESSAGE_RECEIVED"/>
        <data android:host="*" android:pathPrefix="/stargate" android:scheme="wear"/>
    </intent-filter>
</service>

<string name="wearable_app_name">Stargate Wear</string>
<string name="wearable_description">Sync data with your watch</string>
<string name="wearable_sync_failed">Sync failed</string>
<string name="wearable_sync_success">Sync successful</string>

The details of this “StargateWearableListenerService” feature for Wear OS smartwatch integration in the “Satellite Gateway” app are currently unknown. However, it is clear it will be a function for syncing some data between a Google Pixel device running the “Satellite Gateway” app and its paired Wear OS smartwatch. It is also speculated that this will be a feature for integration with Wear OS smartwatches other than the “Google Pixel Watch 4,” separate from the “Pixel Watch Satellite SOS” available on the “Google Pixel Watch 4” itself.

One possibility is a feature that could sync real-time physical conditions, such as the user’s heart rate acquired by a Wear OS smartwatch, and transmit this data integrated with the “Pixel Satellite SOS” data. Furthermore, this discovery suggests that Google is likely moving forward with the development of this “StargateWearableListenerService” Wear OS smartwatch integration feature.

“Satellite Gateway” App Link