If you're in an earthquake-prone area and own an Android phone, it could save your life. It may even have already done so.

Back in 2020, Google kicked off a project to crowdsource signals from Android phones that an earthquake might be imminent.

Google and UC Berkeley have turned Android smartphones into lifesaving earthquake detectors, now operating in 98 countries ...

Scientists say that Google's Android Earthquake Alert system, which comprises of billions of Android smartphones around the ...

From 2021 to 2024, Google added motion sensors to more than two billion phones that could detect earthquakes. This enabled it to send auto-warnings to people in 98 countries. Google scientists shared ...

Google’s Android Earthquake Alerts program is a globe-spanning earthquake early-warning system that uses billions of phone ...

A worldwide Android smartphone-based earthquake detection and early warning system can detect seismic activity in real time.

Google's Android Earthquake Alert system, utilizing billions of smartphones globally, can reportedly predict earthquakes accurately and cost-effectively.

Every second counts when it comes to earthquakes, and Android‘s AEA system is changing how people prepare for one of nature’s ...

Earthquake Alerts Now on Your Wrist. As per Google's June 2025 Google Play services v25.21 update, Android's earthquake-detecting system is being rolled out to Wear OS devices. This will mean that ...

Google’s Android Earthquake Alert System alerted people of an earthquake in Brazil early on Valentine’s Day, but it was a false alarm — there was no earthquake.

Samsung often builds its own alternatives to Google services, and it turns out that the company is building its own version of Android’s earthquake alerts system, and it has some options Google ...