Understanding the UK's Emergency Alert System
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The UK government has sent out a test text message for the Emergency Alert system, which sends critical alert notifications to smartphones. Emergency Alerts are already deployed and in use for real in many countries around the world, including the US. The UK is relatively late to adopting the system. The alerts may be used for natural disasters like extreme weather, flooding, and fires. Emergency alerts will be sent over 4G and 5G phone networks to iPhones running iOS 14.5 or later, and Android phones running Android 11 or later.
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