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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.
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.
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.
Study reveals how the tech behemoth is using the motions sensors on phones to expand quake warnings to more countries.
A worldwide Android smartphone-based earthquake detection and early warning system can detect seismic activity in real time.
Google’s Android Earthquake Alerts program is a globe-spanning earthquake early-warning system that uses billions of phone ...
By March last year, the system had detected more than 11,000 events globally and issued more than 1,200 alerts. Two levels of alert can be sent out, depending on quake size and distance from the ...
Scientists say that Google's Android Earthquake Alert system, which comprises of billions of Android smartphones around the ...
Google's Android Earthquake Alert system, utilizing billions of smartphones globally, can reportedly predict earthquakes accurately and cost-effectively.
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 ...