The emergency alert system is designed to warn the public if there is a danger to life nearby.
Millions of phones across the UK sounded with a siren on Sunday as part of a test for a new national emergency alert system.
The alert rang for 10 seconds and displayed a message notifying phone users that no action was needed in response to the test.Following the test, some users reported receiving the message a minute or so early.Phones that were powered off or switched to airplane mode were not expected to sound.In future, a similarly loud notification and message will be sent to those the UK Government is seeking to reach.
Speaking before the test, Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden conceded the drill could be “annoying” but that it had the potential to save people’s lives once rolled out.A warning of the 3pm Emergency Text Alert on the big screen ahead of the Emirates FA Cup semi-final match at Wembley Stadium The Cabinet minister denied the new system was an example of nanny state interference, telling the BBC he did not accept “that characterisation”.
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