Google’s Android Earthquake Alerts System isn’t exactly new, as it first launched in 2020 as part of Android’s safety ...

Google has finally acknowledged that Android’s earthquake detection system failed to alert millions of people during Turkey’s 2023 earthquake. The system sent out around 500,000 lower-level “Be Aware” ...

Emergency alerts are meant to provide enough time for people to drop to the ground, take cover or move to safer locations. But when two massive quakes struck southern Turkey and Syria in February 2023 ...

Google has confirmed that its Android Earthquake Alerts system experienced issues in the wake of the 2023 earthquake that rocked Turkey and nearby regions. Google’s Android Earthquake Alerts system ...

Android phones use the Android Earthquake Alerts System. It’s often enabled by default in supported areas. The system uses ...

Mark has almost a decade of experience reporting on mobile technology, working previously with Digital Trends. Taking a less-than-direct route to technology writing, Mark began his Android journey ...

Google says that the Android Earthquake Alert system has been rolled out to nearly 2.5 billion users worldwide. It has delivered cumulative warnings to nearly 790 million users and has identified over ...

Google has acknowledged that its earthquake early warning system failed to send the highest-level warning to millions of people during the deadly 2023 disaster in Turkey. The Android Earthquake Alerts ...

In brief: Google has admitted that its early earthquake alert system failed to inform millions of people about the severity of Turkey's 2023 quake. The highest level "TakeAction" warnings were only ...

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 ...

(NewsNation) — More and more every day, it seems like smartphones can expand our knowledge on everything, including detecting potential earthquakes. Earthquakes? Yes. Recently, researchers from Google ...