Emergency alert to be sent to millions of UK phones in government test

This year, a “Emergency Warning” test will be sent to millions of phones throughout England for ten seconds.

In line with the suggestions of the Covid investigation, the ministers will test the emergency warning system established after the pandemi and will cause loud noise on millions of mobile phones throughout England.

It was first launched in 2023 to warn the British emergency situations.

Warnings may be heard due to the government’s website, severe floods, fire and excessive weather.

It can only be sent by emergency services and government offices, agencies and public institutions in relation to emergency situations.

Mobile phone users will receive a warning that will make a series of siren -like beep sounds up to ten seconds, even if their phones are in quiet mode on their home screen.

Users will have to accept a warning that contains connections to government websites that contain more information before accessing other features on their phones.

It is estimated that if the phones are turned off or in flight mode or people come out of the scheme and they will reach approximately 90 percent of mobile phones in a particular area through 4G and 5G telephone networks.

Previous warnings read the following: “This is an emergency warnings test with a new UK government service that will warn you if there is a life -threatening emergency.

“In a real emergency, follow the warning instructions to keep yourself and others safe.

“Visit Gov.uk/alerts For more information. “

The date of the warning has not yet been verified, but it seems that it will be the last of 2025. After that, the system will be tested every two years.

The government said it would determine more information in time.

Wales and South-West Britain’s about three million people sent an emergency warning as Storm Darragh approached England in December.

Storm Darragh is expected to cause “significant deterioration”, strong winds can cause flying debris, falling trees and large waves, and “all of the danger to life,” he said.

Warning systems have been successfully used in events such as severe weather events in some other countries, including the USA, Canada, the Netherlands and Japan.

The feature is easy to close, but the system depends on the device used to do so.

Open the Settings App on an iPhone and type “Emergency Warnings” in the search bar. This should raise the option of closing “violent warnings” and “emergency warnings”.

On an Android device, go to Settings application and search for emergency warnings. Expressions may be slightly dependent on which version you use, but usually there will be something like “emergency warnings ve and will have the option to close.

Closed, only devices connected to WiFi or using 2G or 3G networks do not receive warnings.