Explainer: How do emergency phone alerts work, and why should we pay attention?

An extremely severe weather alert warns of thunderstorms, winds up to 100 km/h, heavy rain, lightning and possible hailstorms ...

AMBER Alerts are law enforcement's way of enlisting the public's help in finding a missing child believed to be in danger. They produce a loud and startling sound, which can be disruptive in moments ...

MARIA. WELL, SATURDAY NIGHT AROUND 6 P.M., EVERYBODY WHO HAS EMERGENCY ALERTS TURNED ON ON THEIR PHONE GOT THE BLUE ALERT THAT WAS SENT OUT. THAT WAS THE STATE ASKING EVERYBODY, NOT JUST LAW ...

Google Play Services now shows early signs of support for Personal Safety Crisis Alerts. It’s possible that Google could use this shift to bring Crisis Alerts to more phones than before. Update, ...

For years, Apple forced notifications and alarms to share the same volumes. That is finally changing in iOS 27. Apple introduced new sound & haptics controls during WWDC26. Under the new settings, ...