How Google’s Earthquake Alerts Protected Millions — And How to Turn It On in Quake-Prone Countries When two massive earthquakes (7.2 and 7.5) struck Venezuela recently, the country had no national early warning system. But millions of Android phones lit up with loud alerts seconds to minutes before the shaking hit — giving people precious time to drop, cover, and hold on. Google’s clever system turns the accelerometers in over 2 billion Android phones into a giant crowdsourced seismic network. It detects the first waves, confirms the quake, and blasts notifications to users in the affected area. In Venezuela, it reached 11.4 million people — proving technology can save lives even where governments can’t. How to activate it (works in nearly 100 countries): Open Settings on your Android phone. Tap Safety & Emergency (or search for “Earthquake alerts”). Select Earthquake Alerts and toggle it ON. Keep Location services ena...
The new Samsung Galaxy comes in 3 models. Galaxy S22, S22 plus , & S22 ultra Alll three models have features and aspects that could tempt you to buy it over the other two. The Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22 Plus are large and small variants of the same basic design, taking some cues from last year's Galaxy S21 but shrinking the size a little and upgrading parts of the display, rear camera array and internals. The Galaxy S22 Ultra has a whole new design that not only sets it apart visually from its siblings, but allows it to fit in both quad rear cameras and an integrated S Pen. Samsung Galaxy S22 price and release date We're delighted to see that Samsung's kept the starting prices for the S22 the same as those for the S21 series. Those are $799 for the Galaxy S22, $999 for the Galaxy S22 Plus and $1,199 for the Galaxy S22 Ultra. The phone is up for pre- order, retail release coming on February 25. All the carriers will be offering deals on the phone, but Samsung itself is...