Domestic violence charities are concerned the alert could let abusers discover secret phones survivors are keeping hidden
charities are concerned the alert could give away secret phones people experiencing abuse are keeping hidden.
Some abusers confiscate or control a primary mode of contact, often forcing people to keep a second phone.Women's Aid and Refuge have issued advice about how to turn the alerts off.emergency alertA message will pop up along with a sound and vibration that will stop automatically after 10 seconds. On iPhones and Android phones and tablets, people can search settings for"emergency alerts" and turn off"severe alerts" and"emergency alerts".On Huawei devices running EMUI 11 or older, search settings for"emergency alerts" and turn off"extreme threats","severe threats", and"show amber alerts".talking through the steps of turning off emergency alerts for both iPhone and Android devices.
No personal information - such as telephone numbers, identity or location - is collected by sending the alerts.
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