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  • 📛Maven@lemmy.sdf.org
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    10 months ago

    Again, they are IMPOSSIBLE to turn off through general device settings

    I don’t know about your phone, but at least in mine, they can in fact be turned off in general device settings. There’s a “Wireless emergency alerts” section in the options, under which you can individually toggle Extreme Alerts, Severe Alerts, Amber Alerts, and Tests

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      10 months ago

      Those toggles don’t work because, in Canada, everything is sent at the Presidential Level, which might be above “Extreme Alerts”.

      I had to basically plug my phone into my computer to access adb (a command line tool) to deactivate them.

      On my old phone, I was able to make the sound at least respect DND. I don’t know if it’s a Samsung vs. Google thing, or if it’s an Android version thing.

      Canada ignores complaints because if people got the alert, it’s working.

      Android ignores complaints because it’s Canada’s problem, and why would anyone want to completely deactivate all alerts? (Which I’ve done – I don’t even get texts anymore, which I actually want. But it was all or nothing.)

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        10 months ago

        Oh, I didn’t realize. I am in Canada, I turned them off a few months ago after my third amber alert this year for someone at the far end of the province (how likely am I to be able to help someone a 30 hour drive away???) and haven’t gotten one since, but it must just be coincidence. That’s annoying.

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          10 months ago

          I guess it’s up to the phone manufacturer to decide whether the presidential level can be turned off or not

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        10 months ago

        Did you disable all texting in order to avoid the alerts? Just how often did you get them!

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          10 months ago

          No, I disabled the emergency alert feature. I don’t know if they come through over SMS in the end, or if they have their own special “lane” that got blocked.

          I was hoping I’d still get the text, but I didn’t.

          The issue wasn’t with the frequency (maybe one set every few months) so much as the issue was with my phone blaring an alarm at any hour of the day (say, 3am when you’re asleep) that doesn’t respect DND or volume settings on my phone.

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            10 months ago

            That sounds like an effective solution… for things that are an immediate threat to the general population!

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              10 months ago

              Yes, but not for custody disputes happening hours away with no information given about the suspect to help anyone search for the child! Lol