#android earthquake alert

This morning's 5.7 magnitude earthquake in Looc, Occidental Mindoro, has put the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council's (NDRRMC) SMS alerts in the spotlight as most of them arrived almost an hour late. In the event of an impending tropical cyclone, tsunami, earthquake, or other calamities, Mobile Phone Services Providers are mandated to send out Emergency Alert and Warning Messages at regular intervals as required by the NDRRMC and other relevant agencies; 2. Versus Google's Android Earthquake Alerts System Following this morning's earthquake, many have compared NDRRMC's alert system to Google's Android Earthquake Alerts System, which arrived in Android phones in the Philippines in June 2021. It basically turns any Android phone into a mini seismometer, joining millions of other Android phones out there to form the world’s largest earthquake detection network. Google compares the speed of the process to "racing the speed of light against the speed of an earthquake." Some users have experienced receiving Google's alert before they felt the earthquake. The best we have right now are early warning or alerts systems, like Google's earthquake detection network and our government's protocols. A new Android app called Nearby Glasses alerts users if someone nearby may be wearing smart glasses that can record video. Read more in our articles including "Why NDRRMC alerts arrive late" and "New Android app alerts users to nearby Smart Glasses".