The government strongly recommends that users enable devices to receive emergency alerts, but it is possible to opt out. This ...

Phones on 4G and 5G networks will vibrate, emit a siren for up to 10 seconds, and display a message confirming the alert is a ...

Phones powered down during the 30-minute window "should not" receive the test message, FEMA said. The Emergency Alert System (EAS) portion of the test will be broadcast out to radios and televisions.

The UK government has tested sending emergency alerts across the UK to millions of mobile users on Sunday, September 07, 2025 ...

Millions of people will receive an emergency alert text next month. The government is running another test of the system in September 2025. But when exactly will the alert be sent and what to expect?

Test alerts will go out to tens of millions of phones this weekend. But why has the government chosen a Sunday afternoon?

Oct. 4—When you get an alert on your cell phone or TV on Wednesday afternoon, don't be alarmed: The Federal Emergency Management Agency is testing its emergency alert systems. FEMA is ...

The reason for the test is to make sure all systems are prepared in case a national emergency needs to be sent out to the public. It will be the second time that all cellular devices are tested.

The Emergency Alert System is a national public warning system that's designed to allow the president to speak to the American people within 10 minutes during a national emergency via specific ...

Cell phones, TVs and radios across the U.S. will get an alert Wednesday, Oct. 4, afternoon during a nationwide test of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System.