Explained: Android Earthquake Alert System Will Be Available on Android Phones Worldwide, Soon
3 years, 9 months ago

Explained: Android Earthquake Alert System Will Be Available on Android Phones Worldwide, Soon

News 18  

Your Android phone as an earthquake detection device, will soon be ready for deployment. Google insists that the data being collected for the Android Earthquake Alerts System from Android phones will be collected anonymously. The Android Earthquake Alerts System will be a one of its kind global network which will tap the millions of Android phones in use around the world for data. Google had said at the time that over the next 12 months, more states in the US as well as more countries around the world will see the rollout of the Android Earthquake Alerts System. However, it is the scale of Google’s Android phone base which the company is tapping up, by making each of them work like mini seismometers to create the Android Earthquake Alerts System.

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Earthquake Alert On Phones: How To Enable Push Notifications For Tremors On Your Android, iOS
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Earthquake Alert On Phones: How To Enable Push Notifications For Tremors On Your Android, iOS

ABP News  

As the world woke up to consecutive 4.0-magnitude earthquakes in Delhi-NCR and Siwan, Bihar early Monday, the need for early warning systems has now become a dire necessity for enhanced preparedness. By enabling earthquake alerts, users can receive early notifications, providing crucial seconds to take safety measures. How Smartphone Earthquake Alerts Function Built-in motion sensors in smartphones can recognise vibrations …

Earthquake Alert On Phones? Here's How You Can Enable Push Notifications On Your Android Or iOS Device
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Earthquake Alert On Phones? Here's How You Can Enable Push Notifications On Your Android Or iOS Device

ABP News  

Earthquake Today: In the wake of the recent 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal early Tuesday morning, it is a stark reminder of the importance of preparedness. One of the most effective ways to stay informed is by enabling earthquake alerts on your smartphone. How To Set Up Earthquake Alerts On Android Phones Open the Settings app. MyShake App For …

California earthquake warning app is now available on more devices. Here’s how to get it
3 months, 2 weeks ago

California earthquake warning app is now available on more devices. Here’s how to get it

LA Times  

The MyShake app, developed by UC Berkeley, has been downloaded nearly 4 million times since it launched in late 2019. California’s free earthquake early warning app is now available for Mac computers and Chromebooks — a major expansion of access for the warning system, which has been available for years on cellphones. The MyShake app, developed by UC Berkeley, is …

California’s earthquake revolution: Early-warning systems make strides, issuing more than 5 million alerts
7 months, 3 weeks ago

California’s earthquake revolution: Early-warning systems make strides, issuing more than 5 million alerts

LA Times  

Smartphone apps sent simultaneous alerts to millions of Californians on Tuesday evening, warning them to brace for incoming shaking from a Kern County earthquake. “The heartbeat definitely speeds up, and the adrenaline starts pumping pretty much no matter what,” Jennifer Lazo, chief of the innovation and technology division at Los Angeles’ Emergency Management Department, said of receiving the alerts. ‘big-enough’ …

The 21 Top New Android 15 Features
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The 21 Top New Android 15 Features

Wired  

Folks without a Pixel or supported partner device should watch their phone manufacturer's website, forums, or social media to learn when to expect Android 15. Private Space Courtesy of Google Android 15 includes a new Private Space where you can keep sensitive apps separate from the rest of your phone. Improved Audio Image Descriptions Android has a screen reader called …

Demand for quake warning app surges in earthquake-rattled Taiwan
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Demand for quake warning app surges in earthquake-rattled Taiwan

Hindustan Times  

Earthquake warning smartphone apps have surged in popularity in Taiwan due to high demand from people eager to get a few extra seconds to take cover after more than 1,300 aftershocks rattled the island in the past month following a large temblor. Lin Ruei, another co-founder of the app launched in 2022, said their app tracks fast-moving seismic waves from …

Google Will Now Turn Your Android Phone Into A Mini Earthquake Detector: How To Use
1 year, 6 months ago

Google Will Now Turn Your Android Phone Into A Mini Earthquake Detector: How To Use

ABP News  

Google has launched a new earthquake alert system for Android users in India. The Android Earthquake Alerts System, already operational in several countries worldwide, has been introduced in India in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority and the National Seismology Center. How Google's Earthquake Alerts Work Google's advanced system effectively transforms a user's smartphone into a miniature earthquake detector, …

How your phone can detect earthquakes
1 year, 11 months ago

How your phone can detect earthquakes

BBC  

How your phone can detect earthquakes Getty Images Smartphones contain sensors that can detect vibrations, turning them into seismometers for monitoring earthquakes Fifty years since the first mobile phone call, the technology we carry around in our pocket is helping to create the world's biggest earthquake detection system. How to activate earthquake alerts The settings to turn on earthquake alerts …

Google Claims Android Smartphones Alerted Users Seconds Before California Earthquake, 'Acting As Seismometers'
2 years, 5 months ago

Google Claims Android Smartphones Alerted Users Seconds Before California Earthquake, 'Acting As Seismometers'

ABP News  

Several Android smartphone users were alerted before a moderate earthquake struck California, thanks to the built-in quake detection functionality of Android devices that has been around since 2020, Google claimed Wednesday. According to Google’s Vice President of Engineering for Android, Dave Burke, the earthquake detection functionality was put to test during a 5.1 quake near San Jose, California, and loads …

Android smartphone users will soon get instant earthquake alerts. How it works
3 years, 9 months ago

Android smartphone users will soon get instant earthquake alerts. How it works

Live Mint  

Google has been rolling out a new feature that aims to alert users about earthquakes instantly. The tech giant started rolling out the new earthquake alert feature to Android devices in the month of April for a select few countries. Google plans to use the wide network of Android devices to provide people with timely, helpful earthquake information when they …

Google Wants To Make A Network Of Android Phones, On The Lines Of Apple’s Find My
3 years, 9 months ago

Google Wants To Make A Network Of Android Phones, On The Lines Of Apple’s Find My

News 18  

Google is believed to be working on creating a network that is powered by Android phones, which will allow them to trace, locate and identify phones that may have been lost or misplaced. This will be an extension of Android’s present Find My Device option, and the toggle the Find My Device network is showing up for some users running …

Japan and Mexico have earthquake early-warning systems. How does California’s compare?
3 years, 9 months ago

Japan and Mexico have earthquake early-warning systems. How does California’s compare?

LA Times  

A crane removes concrete slabs of an apartment complex that collapsed after the earthquake in Mexico City in 1985. Yet California and the rest of the West Coast are still figuring out what exactly to make of the U.S. Geological Survey’s ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system. His phone’s alert is part of a nationwide earthquake early warning system Japan implemented …

In major milestone, U.S. earthquake early warning system now covers entire West Coast
3 years, 10 months ago

In major milestone, U.S. earthquake early warning system now covers entire West Coast

LA Times  

In a major achievement years in the making, the U.S. earthquake early warning system will now be able to issue alerts to cellphone users anywhere on the West Coast beginning this morning. On Tuesday at 8 a.m., mobile users in Washington state finally gained access to the earthquake early warning system’s mobile alerts. The earthquake early warning system could also …

Your Android Phone Will Soon Be Part Of A Worldwide Earthquake Detection Network
4 years, 7 months ago

Your Android Phone Will Soon Be Part Of A Worldwide Earthquake Detection Network

News 18  

Google is creating a worldwide earthquake detection network, and every Android phone will eventually be a part of that. The Android Earthquake Alerts System will be a one of its kind global network which will tap the millions of Android phones in use around the world for data. Google says that over the next 12 months, more states in the …

A milestone: Earthquake early warning system sends first public alert to smartphones in California
5 years, 3 months ago

A milestone: Earthquake early warning system sends first public alert to smartphones in California

LA Times  

California’s new MyShake cellphone app sent out its first public alert about a magnitude 4.3 earthquake that jolted the mountains between the Central Coast and the San Joaquin Valley. In a milestone, California’s new statewide earthquake early warning cellphone app sent out its first public alert for a magnitude 4.3 earthquake that ruptured Tuesday in the mountains between the Central …

California earthquake alerts to become available statewide
5 years, 5 months ago

California earthquake alerts to become available statewide

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Earthquake early warning alerts will become publicly available throughout California for the first time this week, potentially giving people time to protect themselves from harm, the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services said Wednesday. Warnings produced by the ShakeAlert system will be pushed through two delivery systems: a cellphone app called MyShake and the same wireless notification system …

2 quakes in 2 days, no warning from ShakeAlertLA. Now the app is getting reworked
5 years, 7 months ago

2 quakes in 2 days, no warning from ShakeAlertLA. Now the app is getting reworked

LA Times  

A new version of Los Angeles’ earthquake early warning app will now alert users of weaker shaking, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Wednesday. The new threshold will trigger alerts on the city-owned ShakeAlertLA app when “weak” shaking is forecast to arrive in Los Angeles County — a level of shaking, according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale, that is felt quite …

Long-awaited earthquake early warning app for L.A. can now be downloaded
6 years, 3 months ago

Long-awaited earthquake early warning app for L.A. can now be downloaded

LA Times  

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti explains how to use the new ShakeAlertLA app, available for Android and iOS devices. ShakeAlertLA, an app created under the oversight of Mayor Eric Garcetti and the city, is designed to work with the U.S. Geological Survey’s earthquake early warning system, which has been under development for years. For more than a year, the mayor …

Earthquake early warning system that could detect the big one goes live on the West Coast
6 years, 5 months ago

Earthquake early warning system that could detect the big one goes live on the West Coast

Daily Mail  

Automated alerts from the fledgling West Coast earthquake early warning system are ready to be used broadly by businesses, utilities, schools and other entities but not for mass public notification, officials have revealed. 'We're making a large change from a production prototype in pilot mode to an open-for-business operational mode,' Doug Given, earthquake early warning coordinator for the U.S. Geological …

Researchers develop app that crowdsources earthquake detection
8 years, 10 months ago

Researchers develop app that crowdsources earthquake detection

Firstpost  

Researchers on Sunday released a Japanese version of an Android app that takes information from smartphones to detect earthquakes and eventually warn users of impending jolts from nearby quakes. Since it was first released in English on February 12, more than 170,000 people have downloaded the app from around the world, and on any given day 11,000 phones provide data …

Scientists develop new app that uses your cellphone to detect earthquakes
9 years, 1 month ago

Scientists develop new app that uses your cellphone to detect earthquakes

LA Times  

When the earth shakes in California, the first place you are likely to hear about it is on social media. Those same people are contributing to our further understanding of earthquakes, because they’re collecting data that will help us better understand the earthquake process.” × Richard Allen, director of UC Berkeley’s Seismology Laboratory, demonstrates how the MyShake app collects data …

QuakeAlert warns you when the shaking is about to hit using a countdown
10 years, 4 months ago

QuakeAlert warns you when the shaking is about to hit using a countdown

Daily Mail  

The app will be free, but the alarms are The startup's system includes an app, alongside a series of physical alarms that sound emergency tones as soon as possible, before the shaking reaches that particular location In the past 30 days, more than 1,400 earthquakes have struck globally - and at least 160 of them have rocked the US across …

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