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> that buzzed every phone and radio in the entire United States Unless you turned that crap off.
by rascul 3y ago
> that buzzed every phone and radio in the entire United States
Unless you turned that crap off.
- M95D 3y agoIt can't be turned off.
- rascul 3y agoI've turned them off on every android phone I've had. I can't ever remember how though so I have to dig around every time.
- mcpackieh 3y agoWithout rooting or using custom roms? AFAIK all stock roms allow you to turn off most alert types, but not this one specifically.
- rascul 3y agoWithout rooting or using custom roms. Current phone is stock Oneplus 6T with all alerts disabled. I got none yesterday. Edit: At first I incorrectly mentioned 7T. 6T is my current phone. I should probably do something about that eventually as it doesn't get updates anymore. I see in the settings something for alerts but it doesn't open. I have no clue how I disabled them but I did.
- SoftTalker 3y agoSame. I have an iPhone now and was annoyed that I can't. I have all "Government Alerts" disabled in settings and I still got the test alert yesterday. It's going to be interesting times when you both cannot trust and cannot disable these sorts of push messages and alerts.
- Faaak 3y agoBy curiosity, why do you say it is crap ?
- rascul 3y agoThey've never given me any information that's relevant or useful and they're annoying. And apparently not overly difficult to spoof.
- wolverine876 3y agoPerhaps you are thinking of other kinds/levels of alerts? Was there ever a Presidential Alert before that test? Can they be disabled?
- rascul 3y ago> Perhaps you are thinking of other kinds/levels of alerts? No, I'm thinking of all levels. > Was there ever a Presidential Alert before that test? I can recall two presidential alerts, both tests. This affirms my point about not getting anything useful. > Can they be disabled? I guess that depends on your phone. I've been able to on Android.
- mcpackieh 3y agoI wouldn't mind getting a "nukes in 30 minutes" warning (if it was real) but most of the alerts are useless. What use is an amber alert for "somebody kidnapped a kid (custody dispute) 500 miles away from you, be on the lookout for a white truck"? I left those alerts on for a few years because I felt guilty about turning them off, but none of the alerts were ever actionable.