In the event of severe weather, natural disasters, and other emergencies, receiving accurate information from official sources in a timely manner can be life-saving. Your smartphone can alert you to everything from public safety issues like widespread ...

The UK’s national emergency alert system is designed to warn the public if there is a danger to life nearby. When sent, mobile phones connected to 4G and 5G networks will vibrate and emit a siren sound for up to 10 seconds. Some smartphones also read out the message to recipients. The alarm will also sound even if the device is set to silent.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Cellphone users across the state received a test emergency alert, but the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency said that a live emergency alert went out to some users during the test, despite there not being an emergency. The test was ...

Emergency alerts go out to every phone in the area — no need to sign up, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Al Drago / AP Ever wondered how your phone knows to buzz with an emergency alert, even if you’re just passing through the area?

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The Met Office has issued its most severe weather warning to half a million UK phones as Storm Goretti approaches the coast. The emergency alert was broadcast to mobile devices amid growing fears over the storm's potential impact this evening.

A mobile app emergency notification system providing information on incidents in Weld County was taken offline for unknown reasons this week, but 911 operations were not affected by the outage, the county said Friday. That system, called CodeRED, is used ...