Multiple emergency alerts yesterday in Wellington on Skinny

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#288361 24-Jun-2021 08:04

Yesterday in Wellington we got emergency alerts, as was appropriate. On Vodafone I got one, on Skinny my wife got three. Did anyone else get multiple alerts? It's not the end of the world, just annoying.

The alerts on Android aren't done very sensibly. They make a hell of a noise, and the only way to make it shut up is hit "ok", but then they disappear. I know where to find the history to view them, but I bet most people don't. Android really needs a "quiet so I can read the alert" button.

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#2733414 24-Jun-2021 08:09

I received one alert. I am on Orcon (Spark)

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#2733415 24-Jun-2021 08:14

One on Vodafone for each of two phones on the network, one on 2degrees. And one on a phone with no SIM card at all.

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#2733417 24-Jun-2021 08:18

timmmay: Android really needs a "quiet so I can read the alert" button.

A quick press on one of the hardware volume buttons made my phone(s) stop being noisy; but didn't dismiss the alert.

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#2733451 24-Jun-2021 08:49

timmmay:

Android really needs a "quiet so I can read the alert" button.

Interesting - the phone I am testing here actually read the message aloud for me after a couple of chirps. Android 11.

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#2733453 24-Jun-2021 08:50

I got it on my Spark work phone but not my Voda personal phone

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#2733511 24-Jun-2021 09:09

Both of our Nokia phones always read out the alert messages.

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#2733516 24-Jun-2021 09:19

It should show under your text messages to re-read later

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#2733517 24-Jun-2021 09:20

I hit the "ok" button to stop the noise so I don't know if my pixel 4a would read it or not. It was a Moto G8 I think that got it multiple times.

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#2733519 24-Jun-2021 09:21

Inphinity:
It should show under your text messages to re-read later

Not on my phone, it's under emergency alerts in settings.

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#2733536 24-Jun-2021 09:52

Got two Android (Samsung) phones on Skinny here. Message only received once on each.

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#2733649 24-Jun-2021 10:59

timmmay:

The alerts on Android aren't done very sensibly. They make a hell of a noise, and the only way to make it shut up is hit "ok", but then they disappear. I know where to find the history to view them, but I bet most people don't. Android really needs a "quiet so I can read the alert" button.

My Nokia has always given a couple of bursts of the shrill then read the message out loud. Someone told me on their iPhone the alert will inherit the current volume/mute setting? To me that totally defeats the "emergency" nature of those alerts.