User's Guide

Settings 115
Wireless emergency alerts
Your phone is compatible with the federally supervised cell phone alert services to send out
broadcast SMS messages for public warning:
To display the Emergency Alerts:
► From the Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Network & Internet
>
Wireless
emergency alerts
.
To configure the Wireless emergency alerts settings:
1. From the Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Network & Internet
>
Wireless
emergency alerts
> >
Settings
.
2. Following options are available:
▪
Presidential:
Receives an emergency presidential alert. (Presidential is always
grayed out [not selectable] and cannot be excluded.)
▪
Extreme Alert:
Receives emergency alerts in an extreme emergency situation (an
extraordinary threat to life or property).
▪
Severe Alert:
Receives emergency alerts in a severe emergency situation (a
significant threat to life or property).
▪
Amber:
Receives alerts related to missing or endangered children.
▪
Spanish Alert:
Receives alerts in Spanish when Spanish alert is issued.
▪
Help:
Displays the help information for Emergency Alerts.
▪
Notifications:
Receives notifications when you receive an emergency alert.
▪
Sound:
Plays a sound when you receive an emergency alert.
▪
Vibrate:
Vibrates your phone when you receive an emergency alert.
▪
Alert reminder:
Sets how often your phone alerts you: Choose from
Once
,
Every 2
minutes
,
Every 15 minutes
, or
Off
.
▪
Emergency notification preview:
Plays a sample emergency alert tone. Tap
STOP
to stop the sound.
▪
Speak alert message:
Uses the text-to-speech feature to read out the emergency
alert messages.
Connected devices
Your phone can connect to other devices as follows.