Emergency alerts via mobile phones are intended to notify the population of acute and serious incidents that threaten life and health. And today at 12 o’clock, for about 10 seconds, it will beep in almost all mobile phones in Norway. Just enough if they are updated and connected to a 4G or 5G network. Then the new emergency alert, via mobile, will be tried for the first time. At 12 o’clock on Wednesday, mobile phones will start ringing when the authorities will test the new notification system. Many millions receive a notification Simultaneously with the sound, a notification will appear on the phone. Figures from the National Communications Authority show that there are now over 6 million mobile subscriptions in Norway. In addition, the mobile phones come to all tourists who are in the country at any given time. They will also receive an alarm. At the end of April, 2.3 million foreign overnight stays were registered in Norway, according to NHO. Millions of foreign tourists visit Norway every year. Many of the tourists will also receive an emergency warning. Here during the opening of Bergen Airport Flesland in 2017. Photo: Adrian Nyhammer Olsen / news Also sound from the Civil Defense’s facilities At the same time as mobile phones receive an alarm for about 10 seconds, the alarm also goes off at the Civil Defense’s 1,250 warning systems around Norway. These units can receive emergency alerts Android phones with operating system Android 11 or newer Smartwatches and phones that have Android GO support key from Android 13 and newer Apple phones that are iPhone 8 or newer and that are updated with iOS 16.2 or newer Apple watch that is updated with watchOS 9.2 or newer Smart watches that use wearOS (DSB.) These are located in cities and towns around the country, according to the Civil Defence. Today they will send out a signal indicating “Important message – seek information.” At the same time as many millions of mobile phones will howl, the civil defense’s 1,200 typhoons will also sound the alarm at 12 o’clock. Photo: Midtnytt / news The so-called typhoons will sound in three series with a one-minute pause between the series. – Such an extensive warning test will be heard well, especially where many people are gathered and many units will play sound simultaneously. Feel free to share information about the notification test with those closest to you, so that as many people as possible are prepared and know that this is only a test, writes the Directorate for Community Safety and Emergency Preparedness (DSB) in a press release. They encourage the public to give feedback on the test via their own form on their website. To avoid the notification, the phone must be in airplane mode or completely switched off.
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Today, the emergency warning is being tested for the first time – news Vestland
