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Emergency alerts on phones without turning on precise location? Is this still possible? (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by PotentiallyAnApricot@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org
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I’ve gotten emergency weather alerts on my phone for most of my life, but didn’t get one today that another person in my household did. It’s …possible that they lied about this -but, still, it spooked me and I want to make sure that I get important weather alerts where I live. In my phone’s settings, it says that precise location had to be turned on to get emergency alerts from google (i have a pixel). I think this is garbage, and i would like to get around it. Emergency alerts are still a public service in the US, right? I should still get the really dire warnings like tornades and such regardless of what settings or apps i have on my phone? Or has that changed in recent years.

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[–] Die4Ever@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I thought they're based on what cell tower you're connected to, and not based on GPS location

But maybe that's changed, or maybe I'm just wrong lol