Are you seeing a strange message on your iPhone that reads SOS? Here's what that message means, per Apple. Start the day ...

On the afternoon of Jan. 9, nearly 10 million people across Los Angeles County received a warning that they were in danger.

When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...

The public were being urged to expect an emergency alert sound on their mobile phones this afternoon. The alert caused devices to vibrate and let out a 10-second siren-like sound, even if it was ...

A 10-second siren will sound on millions of UK mobile phones this year as part of a test of the government's emergency alert system. The alert, for which a date hasn't yet been revealed ...

Another said: "Did anyone get one of those government emergency text alerts on their phones about 5 minutes ago? Man I nearly had a heart attack. "I was expecting the worst, WWIII was happening.

In this planned event, millions of phones will simultaneously emit a siren sound and vibrate for around 10 seconds to mimic an actual emergency scenario. Launched in 2023, the emergency alert ...

Myriad problems have plagued Los Angeles County’s alert system as wildfires torch America’s most populous county. But the ...

Millions of phones will blare with the sound of a 10-second siren again later this year when the Government issues another test of its ‘Armageddon alert’ system. The Emergency Alert System ...

The nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS), which sends alerts through mobile phones, will be tested later this year. The EAS causes phones and tablets to vibrate, read the alert aloud and emit a ...

A 10-second siren will sound on millions of UK mobile phones this year as part of a test of the government's emergency alert system. The alert, for which a date hasn't yet been revealed, was announced ...