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[–] hushable@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

it can be disabled on android, look under emergency broadcasts or wireless emergency alerts

[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 points 16 hours ago

I am not familiar with Amber alert as i don't live in the USA, but this kind of alert can be enforced to ring, so it may work for Amber alert but not work for things like eartquakes, tsunami etc etc

It depends on the country tho

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

thanks, I'll go back in time to 2018 for the only trip to the us I ever took. :P

your comment is useful for other people, I just wanted to make a joke