Google says Android's built-in earthquake warning system alerted 11.4 million people before the Venezuelan…
- Android's earthquake warnings reached 11.4m Venezuelans last week
- The feature is now installed on 2.5 billion Android phones
- If you live in a country covered by the feature, it should be enabled by default
Since 2021, Android phones have come with a built-in earthquake detection feature — and according to Google's figures, it was able to give 11.4 million people advance warning of the devastating double earthquakes that hit Venezuela on June 24.
That number comes from the New York Times, with the early alert arriving up to two minutes before the earth started trembling. The first alerts were dispatched just nine seconds after the earthquake started underground, according to Google.
The system works by using the accelerometers built into Android phones to detect faster, milder seismic waves known as p-waves. This data is automatically anonymized and reported in the background to Google, and once there are enough...
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