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Annoying Emergency Alerts

Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:09 pm
by Ernie
How do I turn off the sound for annoying emergency alerts about floods, snow squaws, etc on android 9.

https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/ ... d-0169521/

Everything online tells me to do settings>notifications>advanced but I don't have any "advanced" option

Re: Annoying Emergency Alerts

Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:10 pm
by silentreader
Ernie wrote: Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:09 pm How do I turn off the sound for annoying emergency alerts about floods, snow squaws, etc on android 9.

https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/ ... d-0169521/

Everything online tells me to do settings>notifications>advanced but I don't have any "advanced" option
I really don't think you should turn off the alert for snow squaws.

Re: Annoying Emergency Alerts

Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:28 pm
by ohio jones
silentreader wrote: Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:10 pm
Ernie wrote: Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:09 pm How do I turn off the sound for annoying emergency alerts about floods, snow squaws, etc on android 9.

https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/ ... d-0169521/

Everything online tells me to do settings>notifications>advanced but I don't have any "advanced" option
I really don't think you should turn off the alert for snow squaws.
Indeed, that is the chief end of Android.

Re: Annoying Emergency Alerts

Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:32 pm
by ohio jones
It may be possible to adjust the notification settings for each app in that app's setup. It is on Android 10, anyway.

Re: Annoying Emergency Alerts

Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2022 3:04 pm
by Pelerin
I don’t have Android 9, but at the top of Settings there should be “Search settings” bar or else a magnifying glass. If you type in “emergency” there does anything come up?

Re: Annoying Emergency Alerts

Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2022 3:16 pm
by Biblical Anabaptist
I have an android Galaxy S9+. I did a search for emergency settings and found "Wireless Emergency Alerts" If you tap on the 3 dots to the right on that screen it will give you the option to delete or to change the settings.

Re: Annoying Emergency Alerts

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 5:49 am
by steve-in-kville
Any particular reason you want to turn such things off?

Re: Annoying Emergency Alerts

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 8:11 am
by Ernie
Pelerin wrote: Mon Mar 28, 2022 3:04 pm I don’t have Android 9, but at the top of Settings there should be “Search settings” bar or else a magnifying glass. If you type in “emergency” there does anything come up?
Hey, that worked.

Now I am wondering how to receive text messages rather than loud annoying alerts.

Re: Annoying Emergency Alerts

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 8:19 am
by Ernie
steve-in-kville wrote: Tue Mar 29, 2022 5:49 am Any particular reason you want to turn such things off?
Yesterday most of our phones got about 5 loud alerts about snow squalls. I can understand that people driving in the snow should be alerted but we were not driving around. I prefer text messages.

Re: Annoying Emergency Alerts

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 8:21 am
by steve-in-kville
We had that a few times, too. Personally I have my ringer shut off 90% of the time so its a non-issue for me.