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Scientists prove Android Earthquake Alerts system actually works pretty well

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-19 10:38:27

Google TL;DR Google’s Android Earthquake Alerts system crowdsources data from smartphone accelerometers to detect seismic activity. The system has detected over 18,000 earthquakes and alerted millions across nearly 100 countries. Users receive crucial seconds of warning, enabling them to take protective action before shaking begins. Google introduced Earthquake Alerts for Android devices back in 2020, and expanded the feature to cover all US states in September 2024. More recently, Google al

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Android Phones Can Detect Earthquakes Before the Ground Starts Shaking

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2025-07-21 02:00:20

Since their first implementation in Mexico and Japan, earthquake early-warning (EEW) systems have provided critical advance notice of imminent earthquakes to countless people. Many seismic countries, however, still don’t have the infrastructure necessary to sustain such crucial networks, leaving their populations vulnerable to devastating earthquakes. Researchers in the U.S. and Germany have tested a global earthquake detection and alert system that makes use of a device many people already own

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Tsunami warning issued in Southern Alaska after 7.3 magnitude earthquake

news.ycombinator.com National Weather Service 2025-07-22 17:44:03

Note: Times are local to your browser, unless otherwise indicated See the map or table below for more information Alerts/Threats Earthquakes Previous 40 Messages Observations Forecasts Water-Level Stations DART Systems Auto Update min Loading Earthquake Layer Loading Alert Layer Earthquake Layer failed to load Alerts/Threats Layer failed to load Default View Alaska Hawaii Guam/CNMI American Samoa Caribbean North America South America Previous 40 Tsunami Messages

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Nextdoor redesigns app with AI recommendations, local news, and real-time emergency alerts

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-07-27 01:00:00

Neighborhood social app Nextdoor is launching a redesigned version of its service that it’s calling the “new Nextdoor.” The app is adding local news, real-time alerts, and an AI-powered feature called “Faves” that’s designed for discovering local businesses and spots. Nextdoor has also updated its overall design to look more contemporary. Launched 15 years ago, Nextdoor has long served as a popular platform for neighborhood conversations, helping users connect over things like recommendations f

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Wireless Emergency Alerts system was used for the Texas floods – but several problems

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-08-02 10:02:06

Authorities came under fire when it was suggested there were no warnings of the flash floods in Texas, which resulted in at least 120 lives being lost, with many more people still missing. In fact, the Wireless Emergency Alerts system was used to send multiple warnings, but a number of issues meant that many Texans didn’t receive them or act on them – and a new report suggests that’s a hard problem to fix … Texas flood tragedy CNN reports that 120 people are confirmed to have died, and that t

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Bluesky gets activity notifications as it tries to lure news and sports users

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-08-04 06:57:39

One of the biggest holdouts for news junkies and sports fans on Bluesky is no more. Starting this week, users can get push notifications whenever a specific account posts, just like on X. As announced by Bluesky’s own account on Bluesky (where else?), the new Activity Notifications feature is now live, and thankfully it works exactly how one would expect: tap the bell icon on any profile, and you’ll be able to choose between alerts for new posts only, or posts plus replies if you feel like you

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I Tried Living Without the Internet for a Day: It Made Me Want to Throw Away My Phone

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-05 01:00:00

I stood on a ridge in the Sandia Mountains near Albuquerque, New Mexico, surrounded by pinyon trees and red-barked pines, listening to the trill of dark-eyed juncos jostling through the underbrush. Amid all this beauty, my phone chimed. And chimed again. And buzzed and beeped. A friend sent an Instagram link. Uber Eats offered a discount deal. Target had a coupon for cleaning products. Someone drove by my Ring doorbell camera. Our lives are so dependent on the internet, the thought of living wi

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Emergency alerts to be sent to UK smartphones

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-08-07 17:30:45

Emergency alerts to be sent to UK smartphones 2 hours ago Share Save Aleks Phillips BBC News Share Save Watch UK alert go off from a government test in 2023 The national system for sending emergency alerts to mobile phones in the UK will be tested again this September, the government has said. It will see compatible phones vibrate and make a siren sound for 10 seconds while displaying a message at 15:00 BST on 7 September, even if they are set to silent. The alerts are intended for situations

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‘Warning Fatigue’ Might Have Made Texas Floods Deadlier

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-08-08 14:30:49

A deluge of rain triggered deadly flash floods in Texas Hill Country over the weekend, causing widespread damage and killing more than 80 people. As the death toll climbs, some experts say “flood warning fatigue” may have discouraged residents from heeding the National Weather Service’s (NWS) warnings. Texas Hill Country is part of “flash flood alley,” a crescent-shaped region that curves from the Dallas area down to San Antonio and then westward. It’s one of the most dangerous places in the U.

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Samsung is cooking up a privacy and security powerhouse in One UI 8 (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-18 17:30:25

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung seems to be developing a new “Alert Center” in One UI 8 to notify users about sneaky apps, security risks, and aging account settings. Code strings describing “Alert Center” and its features were discovered in an internal One UI 8 build. It’s unclear when Samsung will launch the new security hub, but it should be available in your phone’s Settings when and if it goes live. Samsung seems to be going one step above Android’s built-in security and pr

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A Day Without Internet: I Tried This Digital Detox and Thrived

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-21 03:00:00

Would you consider going a day without the internet? I did and I'll tell you why. Better yet, let me paint the picture for you. I stood on a ridge in the Sandia Mountains near Albuquerque, New Mexico, surrounded by pinyon trees and red-barked pines, listening to the trill of dark-eyed juncos jostling through the underbrush. Amid all this beauty, my phone chimed. And chimed again. And buzzed and beeped. A friend sent an Instagram link. Uber Eats offered a discount deal. Target had a coupon for

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Ring’s descriptive alerts take the guesswork out of checking your camera feed

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-26 22:53:15

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Ring is rolling out AI-powered Video Descriptions that summarize camera footage in plain text. The feature helps users quickly distinguish urgent events from routine activity. It’s currently in beta for Ring Home Premium users in the US and Canada. Smart home cameras have long sent vague alerts, which can be a double-edged sword. You want to know what’s happening on your property, but it can be stressful to get the notification only to realize on pla

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What Surprised Me About Ring's New Generative AI Camera Feature

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-27 01:00:00

Launching Wednesday, June 25, Ring is bringing generative AI descriptions to its home security video services. The AI will be available for subscriptions on all existing Ring doorbells and security cams. We're used to seeing generative AI create conversations with us, like more chatty versions of voice assistants, or whip up pictures or explanations on command. However, this kind of home security AI works a bit differently. Ring's AI technology can examine its video and compare it with the dat

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Ring camera alerts are about to get a lot smarter

theverge.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2025-08-27 06:00:00

Ring cameras are getting an AI upgrade that can tell you what’s happening at your front door, as well as show you. Video Descriptions is a new feature that generates text descriptions of the motion activity on Ring doorbells and cameras. Now, instead of an alert that says “Front door: person detected,” you’ll get something like “person with broom and mop is leaving.” Or instead of “Living room: motion detected,” you might get “a dog is tearing up paper towels on the rug.” You can see how this w

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How to enable earthquake alerts on your Android phone (including these Samsung models)

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-09-01 14:02:00

bymuratdeniz/Getty Images The next time you get an alert on your Android phone, it might just be life-saving information. Google expanded its earthquake alert system last fall; this week, Samsung introduced its own version that might be even better. Here's how these critical alerts work and how you can turn them on. Android earthquake alerts are available in all 50 US states and six US territories, including American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, an

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How Android earthquake alerts work (and how to enable them)

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-09-02 06:44:00

bymuratdeniz/Getty Images The next time you get an alert on your Android phone, it might just be life-saving information. Google expanded its earthquake alert system last fall; this week, Samsung introduced its own version that might be even better. Here's how these critical alerts work and how you can turn them on. Android earthquake alerts are available in all 50 US states and six US territories, including American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, an

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Rise in 'alert fatigue' risks phone users disabling news notifications

news.ycombinator.com Michael Savage 2025-09-02 14:02:07

It has become a feature of modern life – millions of phones simultaneously buzz or sound the alarm as users are notified of breaking news deemed too important to miss. Now evidence is mounting that the prevalence of news alerts is giving rise to “alert fatigue”, with some mobile phone users peppered with as many as 50 notifications a day. The rise of news aggregators such as Apple News and Google on mobile devices means some users can receive more than one alert about the same story. Analysis

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Samsung’s upcoming earthquake warning system goes beyond what Google offers

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-03 10:06:25

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung is preparing a new earthquake warning system that’s more refined than Google’s broader system for Android. The feature will allow Galaxy users to set a custom magnitude threshold for alerts. Users can also preview earthquake warnings and set different thresholds for day and night. Samsung is upgrading earthquake alerts on Galaxy phones with more features than what Google’s built-in Android system currently offers. Google’s version is a straightfor

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Your Wear OS smartwatch will now warn you when an earthquake is about to happen

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-14 19:12:17

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s Android earthquake alerts are expanding from phones to Wear OS smartwatches, providing warnings about seismic activity directly on your wrist. Rolling out with Google Play Services version 25.21, these wearable alerts will show the quake’s estimated magnitude and distance to the epicenter. This is a crucial addition for smartwatch users, especially those with cellular models who may leave their phones behind but still need to receive timely warnin

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Latest Tech News

Scientists prove Android Earthquake Alerts system actually works pretty well

Android Phones Can Detect Earthquakes Before the Ground Starts Shaking

Tsunami warning issued in Southern Alaska after 7.3 magnitude earthquake

Nextdoor redesigns app with AI recommendations, local news, and real-time emergency alerts

Wireless Emergency Alerts system was used for the Texas floods – but several problems

Bluesky gets activity notifications as it tries to lure news and sports users

I Tried Living Without the Internet for a Day: It Made Me Want to Throw Away My Phone

Emergency alerts to be sent to UK smartphones

‘Warning Fatigue’ Might Have Made Texas Floods Deadlier

Samsung is cooking up a privacy and security powerhouse in One UI 8 (APK teardown)

A Day Without Internet: I Tried This Digital Detox and Thrived

Ring’s descriptive alerts take the guesswork out of checking your camera feed

What Surprised Me About Ring's New Generative AI Camera Feature

Ring camera alerts are about to get a lot smarter

How to enable earthquake alerts on your Android phone (including these Samsung models)

How Android earthquake alerts work (and how to enable them)

Rise in 'alert fatigue' risks phone users disabling news notifications

Samsung’s upcoming earthquake warning system goes beyond what Google offers

Your Wear OS smartwatch will now warn you when an earthquake is about to happen

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