Emergency Alerts
This device is designed to receive wireless emergency alerts from the Commercial Mobile Alerting System (CMAS), which may also be known as the Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN). For more information, contact your wireless provider.
Emergency alerts allows customers to receive
There are several types of Emergency Alerts:
•Alerts issued by the President
•Alerts involving imminent threats to safety of life (Extreme and Severe)
•AMBER Alerts (missing child alert)
•Emergency alert test messages
Users may choose not to receive Imminent alerts (extreme and severe) and AMBER Alerts.
Note: Alerts issued by the President cannot be disabled.
To disable Imminent and AMBER Alerts:
1.From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings.
2.Tap Privacy and emergency > Emergency alerts.3.Tap Settings > Alert types.•All alerts are enabled (on) by default.
4.Tap an alert option to disable it.
Settings | 195 | Privacy and Emergency |