Why does it happen even in the same room? The reason why some smartphones sound emergency alerts while others do not

Hello. As a typhoon approaches, I believe that in some regions, emergency alerts have already been sent to smartphones. In such a situation, have you ever had the experience where the smartphones of ...
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Didn’t receive government’s warning on your phone? Turn on this setting to stay protected in future

The government on Saturday launched the ‘Cell Broadcast Messaging System’ under which a loud siren-like sound echoed through multiple mobile phones. The beep sounded for 10 seconds before you had to ...
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We helped create UK emergency alert system but question how government is using it

As the Conservative minister who launched the UK's emergency alert system, Oliver Dowden was more than familiar with the loud bleeping sound coming from his phone earlier this month. What took him by ...

Sudden "Maximum Alert" in Mexico: Why iPhones rang on September 19th

At noon on September 19th, my iPhone suddenly sounded an emergency alert.The screen displayed a large "Alerta Máxima". Since this means "Maximum Alert" in Spanish, I briefly wondered, "Did something ...