Galaxy scared the pee out of me today!

[dad2noah]

So I'm driving on the highway a little while ago, just as severe thunderstorms had gone by, I mean, real bad storms.
All of a sudden, Galaxy starts making this warning sound. It was a ringtone/notification sound I hadn't heard before, and it really got my attention.
SO I look at the phone, and its a warning from the National Weather Service about flash floods in the area was in.. I had to press the "view now" icon on the phone to make the screaming Galaxy stop, and it brought me to the text message screen.
I didn't think fast enough to take a screen shot of the first warning screen, but the message screenshot is attached.
I'm thinking, this has to be a galaxy specific,or even a android specific notification, because the notification sound was different than anything I've heard before. I was also not near my home, so it had to be using location services to pinpoint the area I was in.
However it works, I think it's pretty neat.
I would like to know for sure how and why I was sent the alert message though. Just out of curiosity.

 

[anon(94115)]

So I'm driving on the highway a little while ago, just as severe thunderstorms had gone by, I mean, real bad storms.
All of a sudden, Galaxy starts making this warning sound. It was a ringtone/notification sound I hadn't heard before, and it really got my attention.
SO I look at the phone, and its a warning from the National Weather Service about flash floods in the area was in.. I had to press the "view now" icon on the phone to make the screaming Galaxy stop, and it brought me to the text message screen.
I didn't think fast enough to take a screen shot of the first warning screen, but the message screenshot is attached.
I'm thinking, this has to be a galaxy specific,or even a android specific notification, because the notification sound was different than anything I've heard before. I was also not near my home, so it had to be using location services to pinpoint the area I was in.
However it works, I think it's pretty neat.
I would like to know for sure how and why I was sent the alert message though. Just out of curiosity.

There is a setting somewhere for this. It isnt available on my phone so I cannot pinpoint it for you. It is a feature that you will be seeing it on most of the new phones.

 

[slwatts]

Same thing happened to me today and scared the crop out of me. Happened on a co-workers S2, as well. Crazy!

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[anon(855420)]

Wireless Emergency Alerts on Your Mobile Device
NWS Sterling, VA - Wireless Emergency Alerts on Your Mobile Device

That should explain things.

 

[Ian B]

I already put a thread with solution 2 days ago. Here you go.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...vere-weather-alerts-mms-gs-3-how-disable.html

Ian B

 

[GrooveRite]

Yep, I got it at work right before going home today. My boss got it too but he has a really old smartphone so it could of been pushed by the carriers.

 

[the__walrus]

It happens to me also. My wife have the sgs2 and it does the same thing!!!

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[wifidan]

I had the same thing this weekend while I was out on the lake in a downpour lol it said flood warning.

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[Tkbredx]

Got that message to except mine was on vibrate so I didn't hear anything

 

[naes]

So I'm driving on the highway a little while ago, just as severe thunderstorms had gone by, I mean, real bad storms.
All of a sudden, Galaxy starts making this warning sound. It was a ringtone/notification sound I hadn't heard before, and it really got my attention.
SO I look at the phone, and its a warning from the National Weather Service about flash floods in the area was in.. I had to press the "view now" icon on the phone to make the screaming Galaxy stop, and it brought me to the text message screen.
I didn't think fast enough to take a screen shot of the first warning screen, but the message screenshot is attached.
I'm thinking, this has to be a galaxy specific,or even a android specific notification, because the notification sound was different than anything I've heard before. I was also not near my home, so it had to be using location services to pinpoint the area I was in.
However it works, I think it's pretty neat.
I would like to know for sure how and why I was sent the alert message though. Just out of curiosity.

i didn't knwo it had this feature.. more the reason to get one!

 

[taylorz_412]

I got this also

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[eyecon82]

happened to me as well on both my sgsII and SgsIII...freaked me out as well