The UK government will be carrying out a national test of the Emergency Alerts system today, September 7 2025, at 3pm.
The test alert will be sent to all compatible 4G and 5G mobile phones and compatible tablets across the UK.
This follows the first successful UK test of the system in April 2023.
Emergency Alerts are sent based on the current location of the citizen. The sound and vibration that accompanies the alerts will last for about 10 seconds, even if the device is turned on silent, and will display the message on-screen until it is acknowledged by pressing a button in the pop-up.
By default, Government alerts are turned on, but these warnings can easily be turned off in Settings.
How to turn off Emergency Alerts on iPhone
Emergency Alerts are one of the quickest ways to spread information in the event of an emergency. While the special alerts are only intended to be used in states of emergency, in early 2018 Hawaii was thrown into a frenzy as officials mistakenly sent a ‘ballistic missile threat’ emergency notification to iOS users warning them of an incoming missile.
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