Emergency Alert: Did your phone also suddenly start ringing? Don't worry, know the truth about emergency alert

Wireless Emergency Alert: Since this morning, the message "Emergency Alert: Severe" is coming on the smartphones of many users and the phone is also ringing loudly. Many users are worried about this. Many users are feeling that their It has been a scam. But there is no need to panic. This emergency alert message is being sent by the government. Let us tell you that the Government of India is testing the emergency alert on the phones of many users since July 20 and this message It is being sent by the Department of Telecommunications. Let us know what is emergency alert and how the government is going to use it.

What's in the message?
First of all, let us know what is written in this alert message being sent by the government. According to the message received on the smartphone, "This is a sample test message sent by the Department of Telecommunications, Government of India through the Cell Broadcasting System. Please ignore this message as it does not require any action from your part. It The message has been sent to calibrate the All India Emergency Alert System being implemented by the National Disaster Management Authority. The objective of this system is to enhance public safety and provide timely alerts during emergencies."

What is Wireless Emergency Alert?
Actually, the government is working on an emergency alert system, so that people can be immediately alerted in case of emergency like flood, tsunami, storm or any other natural disaster. That is, Emergency Alert is a part of the Emergency Notification System, which can be used by the government with the help of the Department of Telecommunications to inform smartphone users about an upcoming natural disaster or emergency. Emergency alerts will help save lives by alerting people before or during a disaster.
At present the government is testing this system and such alerts are being sent to the smartphones of many people. According to the department, this message is an emergency trial so that people can be alerted in case of emergency like disaster.
 
Benefits of Wireless Emergency Alert
Wireless emergency alerts can prove useful not only in situations like natural disasters but also during war or other types of emergencies and can alert the common people. The biggest advantage of wireless emergency alerts is that with its help alerts can be sent directly to the smartphone. In fact, today smartphones are used more than TV or radio. Let us tell you that usually this alert is on by default in all phones, but if this setting is not on in your phone then you may have to turn it on manually.

How to turn on emergency alert in your phone

• If the emergency alert setting is not on in your phone, you can turn it on manually.
• If you are an iPhone user, then you have to go to the phone's settings, click on notifications and turn on Government Alerts.
• This setting can be turned on or off in Android phones also. For this you have to go to the phone's settings and then click on Safety and Emergency. Now turn on the toggle for Emergency SOS alerts from here.