Surprisingly, some mobile users recently received a pop-up notification with their mobile regarding a message. They received an unidentified and unexpected alert which says: “ Emergency alert: Severe,” coming from the Department of Telecommunication, Government of India.
What is Wireless Emergency Alerts?
Wireless emergency alerts are sent to your mobile devices when it seems like you are in some extreme danger or threat. For which you are not required to install an application or contact service. These alerts are messages in the form of a warning on your phone to warn you of upcoming danger.
These alert messages are very short and can be very helpful in providing life-saving information. Within the Wireless emergency alerts, you get several alert options, and you can customize them as you want. These alert options include extreme threats to life and property, some severe threats, child abduction emergency alerts (Amber alerts), test alerts, area update broadcasts, and emergency alert history.
For your information, the Wireless Emergency Alert feature comes on by default in our smartphone to deliver instant critical updates to its people. So, some users are receiving Emergency alert messages with unusual sounds and vibrations, which is very annoying to them. So here in this article, we are sharing with you a quick guide on how you can turn off the Wireless Emergency Alert feature on your Android smartphone.
How To Turn Off The Wireless Emergency Alert On Your Android Smartphone?
You can easily disable the wireless emergency alert option on your Android just by heading to Settings. Here are the quick and simple steps mentioned below:
- Head to the Settings app on your Android.
- Scroll down and tap on the Safety & Emergency tab.
- Again scroll down and tap on the Wireless emergency alerts option.
- Tap on the Toggle to turn it off.
For Samsung Devices:
Samsung smartphone users can follow the following steps to disable the wireless emergency alerts:
- Navigate to the Settings app.
- Tap on the Notification tab.
- Click on the Advanced settings.
- Select the Wireless emergency alerts menu.
- Now tap on the toggle to turn it off.
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