[EAS] How to get the public to disable WEA on their cell phones
Sean Donelan
sean at donelan.com
Mon Aug 13 18:23:01 CDT 2018
Fast response (11 minutes) from Apple Support informing customer how to
disable WEA alerts on the cell phone after getting 36 flash flood alerts
over the weekend.
https://twitter.com/Liam__Rex/status/1029024497704357889
8:18 AM - 13 Aug 2018
Liam Rex
@Liam_Rex
@AppleSupport it's been two days and I've been warned about 36 Flash
Floods. I'm tired of hearing the Amber Alert noise all day. HELP ME!!!
[See tweet for embedded video showing all the WEA alerts on his phone]
8:29 AM - 13 Aug 2018
Apple Support
?@AppleSupport
Replying to @Liam__Rex
We're happy to help. These type of alerts can be turned off by going to
Settings > Notifications, scroll down to Government Alerts, turn the type
of alert off. Learn more here:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202743
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