Could your smartphone save your life? If an earthquake is occurring, it just might. A worldwide Android smartphone-based earthquake detection and early warning system can detect seismic activity in ...

Back in 2016, Ars reported on an interesting use for the bundle of sensors we carry around every day in our smartphones—earthquake detection. The accelerometers in your phone make a passable-enough ...

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Your phone may be among the billions of devices worldwide that already serve as an earthquake early-warning system in dozens of countries. Since launching in 2020 ...

Google has reportedly admitted that Android’s earthquake alert system failed to warn millions of people during Turkey’s devastating earthquake of 2023. Speaking to the BBC, Google said that its early ...