Starting at approximately 2:20 pm ET on Wednesday, the federal government will begin conducting a nationwide test of its Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts. The EAS portion of the test will send an emergency alert to all radios and televisions, while the WEA portion of the drill will send an alert to all consumer cell phones.

The test is being conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in coordination with the Federal Communication Commission. Its purpose is to ensure that the systems in place continue to be an effective means of warning the public about emergencies at a national level.

  • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    Fully disabled that BS on my phones.

    By default you can only disable basic alerts. Stuff coming from federal level should still come through.

    Disabling the emergency alerts app can be done though (via ADB for normal phones). Rooted phones can disable or remove the app.