Government Emergency Alerts

[Old_Geezer]

Anyone know how to turn these off ?

 

My woman just had an unexpected alarm related to it going to be a bit windy around here in a bit.

 

I thought that due to some previous government test, the details of which, annoyingly, I can't recall, meant all our mobiles were set to no notification; but it seems not.

 

I checked the web and all I find is instructions to search for "emergency alerts" in the settings, but that's just frustrating because not only can't I find it, the mobile's search function insists it doesn't exist either.

 

Can anyone recall how to switch this nonsense off please ?

 

TIA.

[Old_Geezer]

I think I may have found something in apps/messages despite Web advice !  Strange it's own search function found bless all !

[Buenchico]

If you're not sure whether you've found the right thing or not, scroll down to 'Opting out of emergency alerts' here:
https://www.gov.uk/alerts/how-alerts-work

[pastafreak]

So where are you if you're getting emergency alerts? 

[douglas9401]

An emergent nation?

[Buenchico]

>>> So where are you if you're getting emergency alerts?"

Quote:
The areas covered by the alert include:

Devon;

Bath and North East Somerset;

Bristol;

North Somerset;

South Gloucestershire;

Somerset;

Isle of Anglesey;

Gwynedd;

Conwy;

Ceredigion;

Pembrokeshire;

Carmarthenshire;

Swansea;

Neath;

Port Talbot;

Bridgend;

Vale of Glamorgan;

Cardiff;

Monmouthshire;

Newport.

Source:
https://www.gbnews.com/weather/storm-darragh-emergency-alert-mobile-phone-government

[barney4444]

not sure  ' my woman ' is acceptable these days! and we decide if it's all nonsense by lunchtime tomorrow.  

[albaqwerty]

Ooh, I don't know,  Barney, it sounds much nicer than the icy chill of 'my partner', imo

Is someone expecting something dreadful to happen to Wales, Devon and Zummerzet?

[Buenchico]

>>> "Is someone expecting something dreadful to happen to Wales, Devon and Zummerzet?"

Yes, the Met Office!
https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings#?date=2024-12-07&id=741dabc8-ad97-476a-bd24-1683cea8198b

[barney4444]

I am of advanced years shall we say, all sounds very serious at moment, just dug the the torch out and used up 2 new aa batteries, secured outside bin and recycling containers to the fence, barney's ready!!

[webbo3]

My wife had one

My sone had one

I turned mine off ages ago.

[albaqwerty]

Oomph, that's a tad more specific than I've seen, haven't been weather watching for a couple of days.

Hope everyone who lives there will be OK.

[Old_Geezer]

Bristol.

 

Can only find out if I found the right switch if they send another.

 

Cheers all.

[netherfield]

Confusing isn't it.

[netherfield]

Confusing isn't it. 

On my phone I tried searching for emergency alerts and failed, I then search simply for 'Alerts'  and ended up with  options, one being ' wireless emergency alerts ' selecting that gave more options. other options were earthquake alerts and unknown tracker alerts. That's on my One plus phone, and the same occurs with my Woman's 😜 Samsung.

[sandyRoe]

Be careful if you need to be out and about today.

[Old_Geezer]

I think getting a newspaper may wait until it drops to 'amber' warning.

[barney4444]

So o.g. have you reconsidered your ' load of nonsense' assessment about warnings.  

[Old_Geezer]

No. It was a load of nonsense when conceived, and remains so when they make folk jump out of their skins for a message gor a prediction that we were all already very aware of, having kept our finger on both news and weather reports (and were able to look out of the window to boot).

[Old_Geezer]

...FOR...

[Cloverjo]

I didn't get an alert, despite living in the red warning area. 
I don't know if it's my phone or my provider that was not compatible with the government's system.