During severe weather, you should have multiple ways to receive severe weather alerts.

Google is working on making Android earthquake alerts shareable. When you get an alert, you may see an option to share the message. The message will include the hashtag #AndroidEarthquakeAlerts.

If you’re the owner of an Android phone and live in a seismically active region, there’s a chance your phone has popped up an unusual warning. Not one that asks for permission to share personal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Emergency alerts are meant to provide enough time for people to drop to the ground, take cover or move to safer locations. But ...

Google’s “Earthquake Alerts System” on Android sent out a false alarm last night in Brazil, leading to the system being temporarily disabled. Introduced in 2020, Google’s “Earthquake Alerts System” is ...

Android offers OS-level “Unknown tracker alerts“, and Google is now adding two new features, including Find Nearby, for Find My Device (FMD) network tags. Under Settings > Safety & emergency, you can ...

The world has multiple time zones, which means that if you travel to a different country, you will need to adjust your clock. Our smartphones actually do a pretty good job at that. It can detect when ...

Android can now alert you when your device’s time zone has been automatically updated. This alert will come in the form of a notification, but you have to opt-in, first. The feature is live in the ...

Android 16 could soon get a feature that would be a lifesaver for frequent travelers: an alert for time zone changes. If you've ever traveled across a time zone change, you know it can be confusing if ...