News

If you're in an earthquake-prone area and own an Android phone, it could save your life. It may even have already done so.
Google has released a study showing the effectiveness of its Android Earthquake Alert system. It is available to 2.5 billion ...
Back in 2020, Google kicked off a project to crowdsource signals from Android phones that an earthquake might be imminent.
Unlike conventional systems that use dedicated, expensive seismic instruments, Google's Android Earthquake Alerts system ...
A worldwide Android smartphone-based earthquake detection and early warning system can detect seismic activity in real time.
An early-warning system on Android phones has detected more than 1,000 earthquakes worldwide since 2021, sometimes giving ...
Starting in the US in 2020 and expanding internationally since, the system is called Android Earthquake Alert (AEA), and it's ...
Google and UC Berkeley have turned Android smartphones into lifesaving earthquake detectors, now operating in 98 countries ...
Google's Android Earthquake Alerts system uses your phone's accelerometer to provide crucial seconds of warning before ...
Google’s Android Earthquake Alerts program is a globe-spanning earthquake early-warning system that uses billions of phone sensors to detect seismic shaking and alert those at risk ...
Your Android phone can now alert you about any potential earthquake that might be coming your way. This is how you can enable ...
After 3 years, the results not only rival conventional, dedicated seismic detectors, but also operate in large areas that currently have no other early-warning service at all.