Kuwait Introduces Alerts for Mobile Phones

 
 
 

Kuwait launched a test alert system for smartphones to warn the public in cases of danger or near danger, the Center of Government Communications announced early Thursday.

The test alerts will be available on Android and Huawei devices, CGC said, noting that they will be rolled out for Apple devices soon.

The system sends alerts in three levels: the first as a warning voice alert in case of emergency, the second as an SMS message with a standard notification tone, and the third as a silent text message. The desired level can be selected in the phone’s settings, CGC said.

  
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