The Dhaka Times Desk Google has launched Android Earthquake Alert System in Bangladesh. The Android Earthquake Alert System feature is free for users to use.
This Android feature will help detect earthquakes and warn people about earthquakes around the world. Android uses the smartphone's sensor A feature. In addition, the system uses accelerometers to detect seismic events through active Android smartphones. This feature helps users to get early warning about earthquakes in two ways; Which is: via search and directly from Android mobile devices.
This system will provide users with 'Near Instant Information' about earthquakes through Google search. Using this feature, when users search by typing 'earthquake' or earthquake 'near me' in Google, various topics related to earthquakes come in front of them. At the same time, people will get various information from this feature about the things to be done after the earthquake. However, users who do not want to receive such earthquake information can turn off the alert by going to the device settings.
The Earthquake Notification (earthquake information) feature has become quite popular in various countries around the world, including Los Angeles, Philippines. In addition to notification alerts, users in a geographic area near the epicenter can also search for earthquake information on Google Search to find an alert card and provide crowdsourced feedback.
The Android Earthquake alert system on mobile devices displays two different types of alert messages; However, it depends on the magnitude and intensity of the earthquake.
Be Aware – The 'Be Aware' feature alerts people to earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or magnitude 3 or 4 on the Modified Mellitus Intensity (MMI) scale. In such situations, a notification is sent to the user with the distance to the origin of the earthquake. These alerts are sent using the phone's current volume, vibration and do not disturb settings.
Take Action – The 'Take Action' feature will provide a full-screen earthquake warning for earthquakes greater than magnitude 4.5 or magnitude 5 on the Modified Mellitus Intensity (MMI) scale. The device will flash full-screen instructions and the phone will provide an altitude signal to help people make the necessary preparations in the event of a potentially devastating aftershock.
The Android Earthquake Alert System feature is launched for the first time in New Zealand and Greece. Currently, it operates in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Philippines, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United States and Uzbekistan.
Since the launch of this feature in August 2020, thousands of people have enjoyed the benefits of this feature. Especially, the advance warning of this feature is very helpful for people to go to a safe and secure place with their necessary materials before the earthquake occurs. Android Earthquake Alert System uses sensors on Android smartphones to detect earthquakes and sends signals to detection servers along with the course location of the event. Data from many phones are processed on servers to determine the imminence of an earthquake and its magnitude. The Android Earthquake Alert system is part of Google's efforts to make it easier to stay connected in a multi-device world and on Android.
To check whether the alert message is enabled on the user's device, follow this process- Settings>Location>Advanced>Earthquake Alert. To know more about this, users have to enter this address or this website. News bulletins.
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