Presidential Alert just received on cellphones

submitted by magnora7 from (self.whatever)

Today at 1:18pm everyone got a "Presidential Alert", a test of the warning system. What I found interesting is that I have an old iOS phone, with all the alert and warning stuff turned off, but it still came through.

What's also interesting is it's being called a "text" but really it was an iOS system message that popped up. So they didn't send a text, they sent out an OS-level message through Apple. Which means apple has given access to their iOS messaging system to whoever sends out the warnings in the government.

I assume Android had the same thing happen. Probably blackberry and windows phone as well. Interesting it wasn't a text when that would've been more cross-platform. I guess they wanted to make it pop up over everything else. Weird. Thoughts?

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[–]Tom_BombadilBombadildo 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

How long do you think it will take for them to send the Hawaiian style, "North Korean nukes are inbound! Certain death imminent!" Message.

Or a"Meet at place X for the Q revolution!".

Probably sooner than later...

[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah I'm guessing there will be another test or two to work out all the kinks. Then something big maybe. Or not. Who knows.

Either way it feels like a yank of the leash.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

not everyone, lol. i didnt get the alert, o well. i knew it was coming, so i was standing by to launch an emergency net on cb channel 9 incase they used the event for a false flag.

[–]DrStrangelove 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Little late to the party, but I wanted to add my experience. I received the alert on my current android phone as expected, but it also came through on an old iphone 4 that was not connected to wifi, had no simcard, no icloud, and no service. Interesting?

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

whoa an alert without a sim card, very interesting.

[–]magnora7[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Wow that is weird. It must've had emergency services connections or something. Thanks for sharing, that adds an interesting piece to the puzzle.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Yeah this is all OS level special alerting. For me, the Amber Alerts set off a siren at full volume so it's very disturbing and intrusive. I guess I can turn all of this off though? Here's my android settings: https://i.imgur.com/pLUoIUQ.png

[–]PaulBlartacus 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I looked before it happened and I couldn't find a way. Also doesn't give you the block or reject option. Had my droid phone on mute, and it still sounded like a prison break.

[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I was actively using my phone taking pictures at the ti me, and it just vibrated and showed the alert in the center of the screen thankfully

[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I have all the amber alerts and weather alerts turned off through the OS, and I still got this message.

[–]FormosaOolong 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Likewise.

[–]Goober_notorious2 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I forgot this was gonna happen lol. The internet went down at my office today and the phones were behaving weird a little later. Then, a little later still, the alert on my phone was loud like a flood or amber alert, despite being on vibrate, but my coworker who was by me has an iPhone and her alert was silent. A couple minutes/maybe just one min. later a TV had the alert too. Lol the end.