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submitted 3 weeks ago by knowone@slrpnk.net to c/casualuk@feddit.uk

Phone looked like it was about to explode

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[-] 9point6@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

Looked at the clock at 2:55 and thought "ah that thing will go off shortly"

Still made me jump

[-] afb@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

I didn't get it! Wonder if it's because I'm running GrapheneOS on my Pixel. I do have emergency alerts enabled, but ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[-] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

You have to type it like this:

¯\\\_(ツ)_/¯

[-] afb@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Cheers. I've got it set up as an autocorrect when I type shrugguy, doesn't account for markdown eccentricities though.

[-] knowone@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 weeks ago

I am too but I got it. Seems mixed whether people do get it or not, despite their setup. I didn't on the ones before I think and I was running regular Android those times

[-] afb@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

I'll blame Vodafone then

[-] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 3 weeks ago

Might want to report that to somebody. Emergency alerts are an important function

[-] afb@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, I'm trying to work out who I should be reporting it to. I'll try Vodafone first, with any luck it'll be something they can sort out on their end.

[-] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 3 weeks ago
[-] afb@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Other people with GrapheneOS got the alert, it seems.

[-] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 5 points 3 weeks ago

Mine actually worked this time, I never got the first test.

[-] ns1@feddit.uk 2 points 3 weeks ago

I was at the pub when it happened. With so many phones going off at once it didn't really sound like the noise was coming from a phone at all, more like a fire alarm. Took lots of people quite a long time to realise what was going on

[-] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Oh, lol I turned them off. We aren't exactly in a country at risk of any emergency

[-] knowone@slrpnk.net 6 points 3 weeks ago

I'm firmly out of the "nothing ever happens" crowd by this point, so I'll keep em on

[-] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 points 3 weeks ago

It has been used to evacuate Plymouth for disposal of a WW2 bomb and for storm warnings with imminent threat to life in Wales, the SW, NI and Scotland.

[-] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 3 weeks ago

Then why turn it off if you'll never really get them? I know emergencies rarely happen, but wouldn't you want it enabled if they do?

They have been used 5 times already, and all were for very good reason

this post was submitted on 07 Sep 2025
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