Turn emergency alerts off/on

Your phone can receive free, life-saving emergency alerts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to inform you of extreme weather or other threatening emergencies in your area, AMBER Alerts, and Presidential Alerts during national emergencies.

When an emergency alert is sent out, appears in the status bar. Touch the notification to read the alert.

You can turn most alerts off or on (Presidential Alerts cannot be disabled) and adjust alert notification settings.

NoteBecause alerts are intended to save lives, please consider carefully before turning alerts off. For more information, visit http://www.fema.gov/wireless-emergency-alerts.
  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Under Wireless & Networks, touch More > Emergency alerts.
  3. Adjust settings as needed.