Millions of UK mobile phones to receive test emergency alert on Sunday | Emergency planning
Millions of mobile phones will vibrate and siren in the UK in the afternoon during the Sunday afternoon during the test of an emergency warning system throughout the country.
Ahize users will also receive a message reminding the 10 -second warning on their screens at 15:00. There are about 87 million mobile phones in the UK.
The government said that all devices, including old phones and those who are not connected to 4G or 5G networks, will not receive a warning. The warning does not work on a closed or off phone in aircraft mode.
According to the government, the 10 -second time is designed to balancing comprehensive test needs by reducing discomfort against the public ”.
However, there were already some deterioration, but Glasgow Derby between Celtic FC women and Rangers Women’s FC was pushed back to 3.05 on Sunday for alert.
This week, a senior cabinet Minister Pat McFadden described the system as a “national fire alarm olan that required regular tests.
The UK’s Emergency Warning System is designed to warn people if there is a danger to life nearby, including excessive air secretions in certain areas. It has been deployed five times since the first test in April 2023, and in January this year, 4.5 million received a warning during Storm éowyn.
The first use of the system was Plymouth in February last year, with a 500KG World War II bomb bomb. Discovered in the backyard – And the bomb was safely removed by destruction experts.
The government also published Recommendation of the warningsTo admit that victims of domestic abuse with a secret phone may want to prevent the test. However, making your phone silence does not prevent the warning.
If users’ phones are turned on or in aircraft mode, the warning does not sound. However, if you turn your device again shortly after the test, you can still get the warning. The system will work by publishing on mobile phone poles in a specific area by warning every phone opened in this radius-so tourists with non-UK numbers will also receive a warning.
According to the cabinet office, the first warning test on April 23, 2023 did not reach 7% of the devices. Some mobile phone users said that their devices did not arrive by monitoring to certain networks, including three, including the problem. The government estimated that 5 million phones were affected.
A government spokesman said that the issues related to the post -test were “solved within a week after the test”.
The National Preparatory Commission, an independent organ that encourages the policies that helps Britain to get rid of important shocks, said the test is an important part of the threat preparations varying from the country’s extreme weather to national security difficulties.
“Considering what we have with the strategic defense examination, Toby Harris, NPC’s chair Toby Harris, is increasingly variable and worrying international situation and increasing excessive weather events, such preparation needs are becoming more important.”
