Android phones can now receive missile warnings from Google

 

Android phones can now receive missile warnings from Google

Google has developed a corresponding feature in cooperation with the local government so that Android users in Ukraine can get air raid warnings on their phones.

Google posted a blog entry in Ukraine announcing that Android smartphone users will receive air raid warnings. XDA Developers had previously identified a similar entry in the Google Play services program.

Android smartphone users in Ukraine will receive air raid warnings on their phones. Google announced this in a blog entry. The developer platform XDA Developers had previously found a corresponding entry in the program code of the Google Play services.

Google writes: "At the request and with the help of the Ukrainian government, we have started to introduce a fast air raid warning system for Android phones in Ukraine." The function complements the country's existing warning system and is based on reports transmitted by the Ukrainian government.

In the next few days for all Ukrainian Android users

The system leverages an existing feature that was developed for earthquake warnings , Google's vice president of engineering for Android said on Twitter . In the next few days, the feature should be available to all Android users in Ukraine, he writes.

Previously, Google had promoted the "Ukrainian Alarm" app on its Google Play Store, which sends air raid alerts to Ukrainians. The current alarm system, on the other hand, does not have to be downloaded from the Play Store. This is because Google Play services are pre-installed on almost all Android smartphones because they are an integral part of the operating system.

Free Google services still available in Russia

Google writes in its blog entry that it continues to work on restrictions for "state-funded Russian media" on its platform. In Europe, the company also wants to remove media apps beyond RT and Sputnik from the Google Play Store.

After last week's announcement that it wanted to pause Google ads in Russia , the group stopped most of its "commercial activities in Russia," it said. This includes ads on Google websites, new cloud sign-ups and monetization features for content creators on YouTube in Russia.