Expect a Loud Noise from Your Cell Phone at 2:18 PM (lifehacker.com)

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I'm not scared. Bring it on.

Edit (2:18): Got the alert right on schedule. Freaky.

Note that this only applies to the US. We had a similar test in BC back in May: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/emergency-al...

[dead] BananaShoes 7y ago ↗

There are other countries?

Incredible!

olliej 7y ago ↗

How long before it gets turned off in everyone’s phones as well. It just requires one or two bogus alerts for people to start wanting to block these things (see amber alerts for unrelated geographical areas etc)

moonka 7y ago ↗

It's unblockable as far as I know.

Rjevski 7y ago ↗

If it starts being abused manufacturers will add a toggle for it.

Semiapies 7y ago ↗

I didn't get anything.

vibrolax 7y ago ↗

My phone received a series of "presidential alerts" just before 5 pm as tornadoes swept into Canada's National Capital Region on 21 September. I remember thinking the alert title was a little odd for Canada, but I'm not sure how it's localized. It's a Moto G5+ US version, so maybe that text is baked in. Edit: I see that some Ontario users received "Presidential Alert" in a prior test. I'm in Québec.