Opting out of emergency alerts

You can opt out of emergency alerts, but you should keep them switched on for your own safety. If you still get alerts after opting out, contact your device manufacturer for help.

There鈥檚 a different way to opt out of operator test alerts.

iPhones and Android phones

To opt out:

  1. Search your settings for 鈥榚mergency alerts鈥�.
  2. Turn off 鈥榮evere alerts鈥� and 鈥榚xtreme alerts鈥�.

Other mobile phones

Depending on the manufacturer and software version of your phone, emergency alerts settings may be called different names, such as 鈥榳ireless emergency alerts鈥� or 鈥榚mergency broadcasts鈥�.

The settings can usually be found in one of the following ways. Go to:

  • 鈥榤essage鈥�, then 鈥榤essage settings, then 鈥榳ireless emergency alerts鈥�, then 鈥榓lert鈥�
  • 鈥榮ettings鈥�, then 鈥榮ounds鈥�, then 鈥榓dvanced鈥�, then 鈥榚mergency broadcasts鈥�
  • 鈥榮ettings鈥�, then 鈥榞eneral settings鈥�, then 鈥榚mergency alerts鈥�

Then turn off 鈥榮evere alerts鈥�, 鈥榚xtreme alerts鈥� and 鈥榯est alerts鈥�.