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Google's Android earthquake detection system can save lives

How Google's Android earthquake detection system can save lives

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. The Android Earthquake Alert (AEA) system, which began in the U.S. in 2020 and has since expanded globally,

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Scientists prove Android Earthquake Alerts system actually works pretty well

Google's Android Earthquake Alerts system uses your phone's accelerometer to provide crucial seconds of warning before seismic activity.

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How Google Turned Android Phones Into The World’s Largest Earthquake Detection Network

Google and UC Berkeley have turned Android smartphones into lifesaving earthquake detectors, now operating in 98 countries across the globe.

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Google to strengthen trust in its earthquake alert system technology

From 2021 to 2024, Google added motion sensors to more than two billion phones that could detect earthquakes. This enabled it to send auto-warnings to people in 98 countries. Google scientists shared ...

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Google tapped billions of mobile phones to detect quakes worldwide — and send alerts

Study reveals how the tech behemoth is using the motions sensors on phones to expand quake warnings to more countries.

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Google Earthquake Detection Comes to Wear OS Watches; Life-Saving ...

Earthquake Alerts Now on Your Wrist. As per Google's June 2025 Google Play services v25.21 update, Android's earthquake-detecting system is being rolled out to Wear OS devices. This will mean ...

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