Google’s Android Earthquake Alerts system crowdsources data from smartphone accelerometers to detect seismic activity. The system has detected over 18,000 earthquakes and alerted millions across ...

Google on Tuesday announced the expansion of the Android Earthquake Alert System to 50 US states and 6 US territories. The safety feature will send you a notification seconds before you even feel the ...

That “Clear all” button is not as final as it looks.

Emergency alerts are meant to provide enough time for people to drop to the ground, take cover or move to safer locations. But when two massive quakes struck southern Turkey and Syria in February 2023 ...

I was no longer scrambling to figure out what I’d missed ...

Google’s “Earthquake Alerts System” on Android sent out a false alarm last night in Brazil, leading to the system being temporarily disabled. Introduced in 2020, Google’s “Earthquake Alerts System” is ...

Google Play Services now shows early signs of support for Personal Safety Crisis Alerts. It’s possible that Google could use this shift to bring Crisis Alerts to more phones than before. Update, ...

Android 16 is now available in its first Developer Preview phase. One of the new features found on Pixel devices in Android 16 DP1 is Notification Cooldown, which will minimize vibration and noise if ...

Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how to make the most of it. This includes writing about consumer AI products and their real-world impact, from ...