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You can't opt out of the national emergency alert test, but you can avoid it. Here's how to silence the alert on your cellphone. Here's how to block the emergency alert test.
How to turn off the emergency alert on iPhone and Android. 19:32, Martha Mchardy. On an iPhone, open up the Settings app and type “emergency alerts” in the search bar. That should bring up the ...
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An example of a Wireless Emergency Alert on an Android smartphone, indicating a Tornado Warning in the covered area. Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), formerly known as the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) and, prior to that, as the Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN), [1] is an alerting network in the United States designed to disseminate emergency alerts to cell phones using Cell ...
On January 13, 2018 at approximately 8:07 a.m. HST, the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) mistakenly issued an emergency alert warning of a ballistic missile inbound threatening the region, which was claimed to be not a drill. 38 minutes later, it was announced by HI-EMA and the Honolulu Police Department that the alert was a false alarm.
The Mobile Emergency Alert System (M-EAS) is an information distribution system that utilizes existing digital television spectrum and towers to provide information in emergency situations using rich media. The system can push text, web pages, and video to compatible equipment, such as mobile DTV devices.
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As mobile technology has evolved, so has the functionality of silent mode. Modern smartphones now allow users to customize silent mode with more granularity, such as enabling vibration alerts for specific contacts or allowing certain types of notifications (e.g., alarms [2] or emergency alerts) to bypass the silent setting. Additionally, some ...