On the nationwide warning day on September 14th, a warning will be sent via cell broadcast. This is how you check whether your cell phone is ready for reception.
In the event of a disaster, you will also be warned via cell broadcast in Germany. (Source: belchonock/depositphotos.com)
- The next nationwide warning day will take place on September 14th.
- At 11 a.m., the Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief sends, among other things, a test message via cell broadcast.
- You should check your cell phone settings in advance.
The next nationwide warning day will take place on September 14th. In addition to warning apps, radio, TV or digital city display boards, warnings should also be provided via cell broadcast. The technology can be used to send an SMS-like warning message to all cell phones that are within a radio cell. Unlike the warning apps Nina and Katwarn, registration for the service is not necessary.
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However, you should check in advance whether your cell phone is ready for cell broadcast so that you receive a warning message in an emergency. According to the Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief (BKK), all Apple iPhones from the iPhone 6s onwards are suitable for receiving messages. At Google all Pixel phones from the Pixel 2 onwards and at Samsung also a large number of Galaxy devices. You can find out exactly which ones in this list from the BBK. However, according to disaster relief experts, this is not complete.
Activate Cell Broadcast on your cell phone
If your phone can receive cell broadcast messages, you also need to make sure that the feature is enabled on Android and iOS. This should be the case with Android phones from version 11 and iPhones from iOS 15.6 ex works. The following instructions explain how you can activate the function if necessary:
Install latest updates
The BBK also recommends installing the latest updates to ensure functionality. So check whether an update is available for your cell phone:
Android: This is how you carry out updates
Every smartphone is constantly updated through updates. In our instructions we will show you how you can check your Android version for updates and install the new version.
In order for the message to be delivered, your cell phone must not be in airplane mode. However, it doesn’t matter whether you have set it to silent. The cell broadcast warning ignores this setting.
Don’t you want to rely on Cell Broadcast alone? Then we will show you in further instructions how to set up the Nina app and the Katwarn app on your cell phones.
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