What is cell broadcast?

[CellTheUltimateAndroid]

And is it useful? If its not, should I disable it?

 

[N4Newbie]

Do you mean this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_Broadcast

Who is your carrier?

 

[N4Newbie]

Oh, wait, you're talking about emergency (mostly) broadcast messages. Like, Amber Alerts, Disaster Alerts, Extreme Threat Alerts, etc.

Disable or not as you please. Personally, I disable all but Extreme Threat; you will too, the first time your phone starts blaring at 3:00 AM (it's downright frightening, believe me!) to let you know that a snowstorm is coming your way.

 

[CellTheUltimateAndroid]

It's an app btw

 

[Inspgadget113]

Where do I find that?

Posted via the Android Central App

 

[CellTheUltimateAndroid]

It's right here.

 

[N4Newbie]

Well, what does it do? What do you get when you tap the icon?

Help us out a little.

 

[Inspgadget113]

I don't have that on my G4. I'm with Telus.

Posted via the Android Central App

 

[caffeinated pants]

As N4Newbie suggested, it is an app that allows you to configure Cell Broadcast, which is used in the US (and I think only there) to send emergency alerts to users on the major cell phone networks. If you don't live in the US, it doesn't do anything for you at all. When you open the app, it shows you a page that would presumably show you any current and past alert messages that were sent to your phone. There's a settings menu that allows you to switch alerts on and off and configure a few more things. Your carrier should have information on how to configure emergency alerts, if you choose to receive them.

There's a lot more information on Wikipedia.

 

[Jim_in_VA]

I don't have that on my Verizon phone. Do have "Emergency Alerts" though.