Your iPhone will receive a test emergency alert from FEMA tomorrow, and you can’t opt out

As you’ve probably heard by now, FEMA and the FCC are conducting a nationwide test of the Public Alert and Warning System in the United States tomorrow, October 4. This means that your iPhone will sound off with an emergency alert at around 2:20 p.m. ET/11:20 a.m. PT.

FEMA is required to conduct these national tests of the Public Alert and Warning System at least once every three years. The last national test was conducted back in 2021.

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