From time to time, our iPhone can issue sound and visual alerts that warn us of possible emergencies, such as extreme weather phenomena, important public security or alert threats. These notifications are part of the government alert system, and although in many cases they are activated by default, not everyone has them enabled.
There are people who do not receive these messages, because they have this adjustment deactivated, so today we will see how to activate it, or failing to remove it, according to your preference, since it is very simple.
Activate civil protection alerts on iPhone
Doing this will be very simple, and it does not depend on your company or your version of iPhone, since it is done in all cases the same. For this you just have to follow these steps:
- Go to adjustments> Notifications.
- Shift until the end of the screen.
- In government notices, active or disable the type of notice you want.
Depending on your country, region or type of alert, we can receive the following notifications:
- Alerts issued by the government of your country or region
- Notices related to imminent threats for your safety or your life
- Notices on extreme weather conditions
- Amber Amber (America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response)
- Public Security alerts
- Additional information provided by the alert originator
In case of having everything activated, we can receive from test warnings to real notifications, all being Very sound And annoying, so there are people who prefer to disable it, although we sincerely do not recommend it, because there are few that we can receive throughout our lives, and all of them important.
This type of notices, sound as well as visual, They will work despite having the iPhone in silenceso many people have been scared, because not only your phone will begin to sound, but all those who have a SIM, including tablets and other devices.
In case of wanting to deactivate them, the procedure is the same, although, as we said, it will not be the most recommended, and could save your life at a given time, because it will not only work in your community or country, but also when you are traveling, in other places that, possibly, do not have so much information or know how to look for it.
If you have a Android Or some acquaintance who seeks to activate this, will depend more on the system version and the device brand, however, everyone usually has the option following these similar steps:
- Enter the adjustments.
- Select security and emergency.
- Touch wireless emergency alerts and activate the option.
The notice should reach a telephone as another, at the same time, Through your operator's coverageso it is very likely that everyone begins to sound at the same time, although we hope you never have to hear this sound.
And you, have you ever received this type of alerts? Did you have them activated on your iPhone? By default they should be working, but just in case, it will be best to check it, since it takes a few seconds and we make sure they work, since you never know when they can help us.
