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If you're in an earthquake-prone area and own an Android phone, it could save your life. It may even have already done so.
Back in 2020, Google kicked off a project to crowdsource signals from Android phones that an earthquake might be imminent.
Google and UC Berkeley have turned Android smartphones into lifesaving earthquake detectors, now operating in 98 countries ...
Google is creating a worldwide, Android phone-powered earthquake alert system. The first part of that system is rolling out today. If you opt in, the accelerometer in your Android phone will ...
Google's Android Earthquake Alerts system uses your phone's accelerometer to provide crucial seconds of warning before seismic activity.
Google’s Android Earthquake Alerts program is a globe-spanning earthquake early-warning system that uses billions of phone ...
A worldwide Android smartphone-based earthquake detection and early warning system can detect seismic activity in real time.
Scientists say that Google's Android Earthquake Alert system, which comprises of billions of Android smartphones around the ...
Google has announced plans to introduce an earthquake alert system to Android devices globally. The system will rely on the accelerometers that are built into all smartphones to detect signals for ...
Google is now tapping into the massive amount of Android phones across the globe to build what the tech giant says is “the world’s largest earthquake-detection network.”. According to Google ...
Earthquake detection An estimated 3 billion people live with the threat of earthquakes globally. According to the USGS, in California there’s a 94% chance that an earthquake will not be just a ...
Google has a few new safety features in the works, like emergency SOS on Wear OS devices. Google's earthquake detection is expanding too.