The UK is testing emergency alerts on iPhones next weekWhat you need to know
The UK is going to test emergency alerts for iPhone users next week.
This will be the first time the UK has had such a system in place.
Users can expect a "loud siren-like sound" during the test.
The UK is going to run an emergency alert test for iPhone users on June 29. The move was confirmed by the page on the gov.uk website. However, the test will only be carried out in Reading, Berkshire so anyone living elsewhere shouldn't expect anything this time around.
9to5Mac was the first to spy the tests which begin today for a limited number of Android users. Users will receive a test between 13:00 and 14:00 with the following test set to be displayed.
This is a mobile network operator test of the Emergency Alerts service. You do not need to take any action. To find out more, search for gov.uk/alerts
Once the testing is over and the emergency alerts system is live, the UK says people with phones and tablets can expect to receive the notifications in a li...
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The UK is testing emergency alerts on iPhones next week
