Messages that let one to know when there is a natural disaster, presidential, or Amber alerts, in an area will now be sent on both iPhone 5
and iPhone 4
These alerts are for getting material out to people who
aren't closely tuned into a television or radio, and would have been helpful
during disasters such as the fatal accidents that might have happened in places
where one might have planned to pass.
AT&T publicized that it is progressing
out wireless alternative alerts to all of its U.S. customers that have an iPhone 5 and 4. These
alerts are physically targeted, so, for example, users in a certain areas like Florida
will not be able to get access to messages about North Dakota and so on to
other places.
Anytime there is a man-made disaster, government-issued
safety announcement, or a presidential alert, or an Amber alert for a missing
child, a message will pop up on user’s iPhones explaining what's happening.
But if one doesn’t want to get these
alerts, it's possible to turn off most of them. In the iPhone's settings, under
notifications, letting users to toggle off Amber and emergency alerts. However,
there's no way to turn off the presidential alerts as these alerts are part of
the FCC’s CMAS program and are enforced by law.
To get the alerts, iPhone holders will
have to update their phones with AT&T's new software and this update will
appear on iPhones automatically. The update will only be sent over-the-air to
users with iOS 6.1 or higher. Those users with iPhone5 or 4 but not on iOS 6.1 or higher will
get the update when they plug their device into iTunes.
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