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

Back in 2020, Google kicked off a project to crowdsource signals from Android phones that an earthquake might be imminent.

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.

After 3 years, the results not only rival conventional, dedicated seismic detectors, but also operate in large areas that currently have no other early-warning service at all.

A worldwide Android smartphone-based earthquake detection and early warning system can detect seismic activity in real time.

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

Google’s Android Earthquake Alerts program is a globe-spanning earthquake early-warning system that uses billions of phone ...

Scientists say that Google's Android Earthquake Alert system, which comprises of billions of Android smartphones around the ...

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 ...

Google is rolling out life-saving earthquake alerts to Wear OS smartwatches, bringing real-time seismic warnings straight to your wrist in 2025.

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 that ...

G oogle's earthquake detection feature, which has been available on Android phones for some time now, is coming to wearables powered by Wear OS, as per Google System Release Notes. First spotted ...