[inthegalaxy]

In the massaging app under emergency message settings tap emergency alerts it gives you the option to receive amber alerts for missing children, weather alerts but theirs also a '' presidential alerts'' that can't be turned off. Why do I get to choose if I want to receive notifications on missing kids but if Obama wants to break into my phone he can and I can't do anything. It's like it was put there just so we can see and have no way of opting out. If u have seen this feature, does it bother you? Or give you a sense of security in ur pocket? Lol

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[planoman]

You probably got an Obama phone...how much did you pay for that phone?

[Lanhoj]

Just noticed it's the same for my Nexus 4 & yes it does kind of bother me!

[thehatguy]

Congressional Act.

Cannot opt out of that level.

John

[Calidoc]

It doesn't bother me. However, I'd be very interested to know what events would qualify for such an alert.

[Newtoandroid99]

It's better to leave it on, this way when the meteor comes you will know at least

[fishepa]

You probably got an Obama phone...how much did you pay for that phone?

He didn't pay for it. All the taxpayers did.


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[inthegalaxy]

You probably got an Obama phone...how much did you pay for that phone?

It's a galaxy s4..i paid 239. But ur funny haha.

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[Love Divine]

"Ladies and gentleman... Osama Bin Laden is dead."

Lol, that woulda been a cool one to get over your phone.

[jcp007]

The OP said it was a "massaging" so the alerts should make you feel better while getting any bad news.

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[jokout1]

by the time this guy gets done with use we will wishing for a meteor!

Cheers

[JudH]

Rebooting my phone resets all the unchecked alerts. I don't remember to go uncheck them until I'm suddenly getting Amber alerts. GRRRR! Anyone else seeing that?

[dbmdude]

What about this to disable it on a non-rooted phone:

1. Force stop / disable the messaging application
2. Download and install a free third party messaging app (yes you have a new number)
3. Use it.

Anyone try that??

[NellieRose]

It has nothing to do with Obama and everything to do with the FCC and having available way to alert everyone with a cell phone of a national, state or local emergency, be it weather, FEMA, evacuation, terrorist attack or chemical spill.

[NellieRose]

It is no different than and just a more modern version if the emergency alert system that comes across your radio or television. There ia no opting out.

Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) | FCC.gov

[antiignoramusfighter]

That is a pretty ignorant statement...and in an ongoing battle to fight the politically correct I hereby award thee the title: Ignoramus! Congrats, you are are among a large throng of fellow ignorant souls who shall pass their inferiority on to their subsequent generations ad infinitum...good job sir

[tarnak]

its not a big deal, unless of course, your paranoid about something.

[dctokyo]

That is a pretty ignorant statement...and in an ongoing battle to fight the politically correct I hereby award thee the title: Ignoramus! Congrats, you are are among a large throng of fellow ignorant souls who shall pass their inferiority on to their subsequent generations ad infinitum...good job sir

[hdlf71]

its not a big deal, unless of course, your paranoid about something.

...said Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler.

[camrad114]

a Presidential Emergency Alert Notification would only be broadcast if there was an emergency event affecting the whole nation. (Nuclear Attack, EMP, Asteroid, unrest, mass-invasion) etc, a state or local emergency would be broadcast through the FCC or NOAA or by authorization from the Governor, Department of Homeland Security, etc