Android Google Maps to Get Satellite Connectivity (v25.40.03.812611599)

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Key Points of This Article

• Code found in the Android Google Maps app update v25.40.03.812611599, released on Friday, October 3, 2025, suggests support for satellite connectivity.
• The satellite connectivity feature in the Android Google Maps app will apparently allow users to get and share their location via satellite even when offline.
• However, it’s still unknown whether this will be a feature for the Pixel 9 and Pixel 10 series, which use “Pixel Satellite SOS,” or if it will be widely supported on Android devices with satellite connectivity.

The Google Pixel 9 and Pixel 10 series devices implement “Pixel Satellite SOS,” an emergency SOS feature that uses satellite connectivity.

This “Pixel Satellite SOS” is a feature that allows users to contact emergency services via the Google Messages app using a satellite connection, even when offline. Notably, “Pixel Satellite SOS” shares the user’s name, email address, phone number, device information, and location.

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Amidst this, descriptions suggesting support for satellite connectivity have been discovered in the in-app code of the Android Google Maps app update v25.40.03.812611599, released on Friday, October 3, 2025.

<string name="CONNECT_TO_SATELLITE_EXPLAINER_DIALOG_BODY_FORMAT">Stay outside with a clear view of the sky. You can update your location %1$s.</string>
<string name="CONNECT_TO_SATELLITE_EXPLAINER_DIALOG_BUTTON">Connect</string>
<string name="CONNECT_TO_SATELLITE_EXPLAINER_DIALOG_TITLE">Connect to Satellite to Share Location</string>
<string name="UPDATED_VIA_SATELLITE_TEXT">Updated via satellite</string>
<string name="UPDATE_VIA_SATELLITE_FAILED_TEXT">Can't updatenTry to get a clearer view of the sky</string>
<string name="UPDATE_VIA_SATELLITE_FAILED_TRY_AGAIN_BUTTON">Try again</string>
<string name="WARNING_BANNER_REUPDATE_VIA_SATELLITE_BUTTON">Reconnect</string>
<string name="WARNING_BANNER_REUPDATE_VIA_SATELLITE_TEXT">Location last updated %1$s by satellite</string>
<string name="WARNING_BANNER_UPDATE_VIA_SATELLITE_BUTTON">Connect</string>
<string name="WARNING_BANNER_UPDATE_VIA_SATELLITE_TEXT">Maps is offline. Connect to satellite to update location.</string>

<string name="CONNECT_TO_SATELLITE_EXPLAINER_DIALOG_BODY_FORMAT">空がはっきりと見える屋外にいてください。%1$sに位置情報を更新できます。</string>
<string name="CONNECT_TO_SATELLITE_EXPLAINER_DIALOG_BUTTON">接続</string>
<string name="CONNECT_TO_SATELLITE_EXPLAINER_DIALOG_TITLE">衛星に接続して現在地を共有</string>
<string name="UPDATED_VIA_SATELLITE_TEXT">衛星経由で更新</string>
<string name="UPDATE_VIA_SATELLITE_FAILED_TEXT">更新できませんn空がよりはっきりと見える場所で試してください</string>
<string name="UPDATE_VIA_SATELLITE_FAILED_TRY_AGAIN_BUTTON">再試行</string>
<string name="WARNING_BANNER_REUPDATE_VIA_SATELLITE_BUTTON">再接続</string>
<string name="WARNING_BANNER_REUPDATE_VIA_SATELLITE_TEXT">最終更新: %1$s（衛星経由）</string>
<string name="WARNING_BANNER_UPDATE_VIA_SATELLITE_BUTTON">接続</string>
<string name="WARNING_BANNER_UPDATE_VIA_SATELLITE_TEXT">マップはオフラインです。衛星に接続して現在地を更新してください。</string>

It appears the satellite connectivity in the Android Google Maps app will allow users to get and share their location via satellite even when offline. However, it is still unclear whether this satellite connectivity in the Android Google Maps app will be a feature for the Pixel 9 and Pixel 10 series, which can use “Pixel Satellite SOS,” or if it will be widely supported by other Android devices with satellite connectivity.

What’s noteworthy is that Japanese language strings were also found. If satellite connectivity for the Android Google Maps app is fully rolled out, it might become available in Japan and for Japanese language users. It remains to be seen whether satellite connectivity for the Android Google Maps app will be launched in Japan alongside the domestic release of “Pixel Satellite SOS,” or if only the Google Maps satellite feature will become available in the country.

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