UK emergency phone alert could endanger domestic abuse victims - how to turn it off
The Government recently announced that on Sunday 23rd April at 3pm they will be testing out the UK wide ‘Emergency Alerts’ test.
The test means that every phone in the country will go off on Sunday as a practice run, even if it’s on silent. When people are living with frightening domestic abuse, part of their safety plan may be to keep a phone hidden in case of emergencies as they may need to call 999 or contact a loved one for help after their partner has destroyed or taken their main phone.
It is important to get this message out far and wide. You will know someone who is living with abuse, a colleague, neighbour, relative, though you may not be aware that they are, so sharing posts and information about it can help for it to be seen by the right people. Talk about it at the water cooler, mention it to your local shopkeeper. Spread the word.
On your iPhone Go to the settings app ≥ scroll to notifications ≥ scroll to the very bottom where you should see ‘Extreme Alerts’ and ‘Severe Alerts’ toggles and then turn off.
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