If you're in an earthquake-prone area and own an Android phone, it could save your life. It may even have already done so.

A worldwide Android smartphone-based earthquake detection and early warning system can detect seismic activity in real time.

Google’s Android Earthquake Alerts program is a globe-spanning earthquake early-warning system that uses billions of phone ...

Back in 2020, Google kicked off a project to crowdsource signals from Android phones that an earthquake might be imminent.

With recent earthquake tremors felt across North India, getting even a few seconds’ warning before the shaking starts can prevent people from getting panicked and help them stay safe. Thanks to the ...

By March last year, the system had detected more than 11,000 events globally and issued more than 1,200 alerts. Two levels of alert can be sent out, depending on quake size and distance from the ...

Scientists say that Google's Android Earthquake Alert system, which comprises of billions of Android smartphones around the ...

Starting in the US in 2020 and expanding internationally since, the system is called Android Earthquake Alert (AEA), and it's ...

Google and UC Berkeley have turned Android smartphones into lifesaving earthquake detectors, now operating in 98 countries ...

An early-warning system on Android phones has detected more than 1,000 earthquakes worldwide since 2021, sometimes giving ...

Every second counts when it comes to earthquakes, and Android‘s AEA system is changing how people prepare for one of nature’s ...

Your Android phone can now alert you about any potential earthquake that might be coming your way. This is how you can enable ...