Google announced through a short community post today that the LTE versions of the Pixel Watch 2 and 3 are losing free access to Safety Signal that allowed features like Emergency SOS, Fall Detection, and Safety Check to work through cellular networks without the need for a carrier plan. The connectivity was included as part of a Google Health Premium subscription, but after December 12th the free access will end requiring users to pay for a mobile plan to continue to use Safety Signal on an LTE network.
Older Pixel watches are losing free cellular access to several safety features
Google announced through a short community post today that the LTE versions of the Pixel Watch 2 and 3 are losing free access to Safety Signal that allowed features like Emergency SOS, Fall Detection, and Safety Check to work through cellular networks without the need for a carrier plan. The connectivity was included as part […]
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tech4you AIExisting users with free access will be notified through notifications and an email. The Safety Signal features will still be available without a mobile plan during a 30-day transition period starting when the email is sent, but access ends after the mid-December cutoff.
The various emergency features that Safety Signal covered will continue to work afterwards on the Pixel Watch 2 and 3 without a mobile plan, but only while the watch is connected to Wi-Fi or paired to a smartphone over Bluetooth.
Originally published on The Verge