User Guide

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Settings Privacy and Emergency
Emergency Mode
Use Emergency mode to conserve battery power
during emergencies. Power-hungry apps and functions
are disable, but you are still able to sendmessages,
use Contacts, and make emergencycalls.
1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings.
2. Tap Privacy and emergency > Emergency mode.
3. Tap On/Off to turn the feature on.
Emergency Alerts
Emergency Alerts allows customers to receive
geographically-targeted messages.
This device is designed to receive wireless emergency
alerts from the Commercial Mobile Alerting System
(CMAS), which may also be known as the Personal
Localized Alerting Network (PLAN). For more
information, please contact your wireless provider.
Alert messages are provided by the US Department of
Homeland Security and alert customers of imminent
threats to their safety within their area. There is no
charge for receiving an Emergency Alert message.
There are three types of Emergency Alerts:
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Alerts issued by the President
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Alerts involving imminent threats to safety of life
(Extreme and Severe)
•
AMBER Alerts (missing child alert)
Users may choose not to receive Imminent Threats
(Extreme and Severe) and AMBER Alerts.
Note: Alerts issued by the President cannot be disabled.
To disable Imminent Threats and AMBER Alerts, follow
the instructions below:
1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings.
2. Tap Privacy and emergency > Emergency alerts.
3. Tap Settings > Alert types.
•
All alerts are enabled (on) by default.
4. Tap an alert option to disable it.