West Coast citizens get crucial seconds of warning with Android ShakeAlert and MyShake earthquake detection apps that issue life-saving alerts before hazardous shaking. Such new technologies turn ...

Android earthquake detection has reshaped how people stay safe in seismic events by turning billions of smartphones into a global detection network. These everyday devices act as miniature sensors, ...

If your phone starts shaking, it could soon alert you and others, even those with iPhones. Recent findings suggest that Google is developing a feature that allows users to share Android's earthquake ...

Google has harnessed motion sensors on more than 2 billion smartphones to create an earthquake early-warning system that's as effective as standard seismometers, a new study reveals. Between 2021 and ...

Google is working on making Android earthquake alerts shareable. When you get an alert, you may see an option to share the message. The message will include the hashtag #AndroidEarthquakeAlerts.

Modern-day devices come with an accelerometer sensor; the Android Earthquake Alerts (AEA) uses this sensor to detect and send early earthquake warnings to the users. Recent research shows that the ...

Earthquake Network, available on both Google Play and App Store, stands out as a pioneering crowdsourced early warning system, using phone accelerometers to detect quakes in real time and alert users ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Google says Android phones will be used to sense earthquakes around the world and may one day be able to provide global warnings, with the first mass alert system unveiled ...

The ubiquitous nature of modern smartphones has mostly downsides, from a wandering mind to chronic neck pain—but there are a handful of upsides to having such advanced technology in every pocket, too.

MISSOULA, MT - A 3.7 earthquake reportedly rattled Missoula early Wednesday morning. It was originally reported as 4.7 but that has since been lowered. The USGS is reporting the quake. Also, the ...