If a storm or hurricane is coming, your phone can alert you before it arrives. For this you have to enable some settings in Android and iPhone. By turning on these settings in your phone, you can know about the storm even before it arrives. Smartphones have an inbuilt weather app, which keeps us informed about such weather conditions.
You will get weather alerts on your phone
If you enable a setting in your phone, it will receive alerts about changes in the weather. If there is a storm or hurricane warning, you can protect yourself before it arrives. If you do not know how to use this feature then we will teach you in this article.
Enable settings in Android and iOS.
Follow the steps below to enable this feature in iOS.
Step 1: First of all open the Weather app in the phone.
Step 2: Now click on the list icon at the bottom right corner.
Step 3: Now click on the round box with three dots visible in the top right corner.
Step 4: Now tap on the Notification button.
Step 5: Toggle the switch that appears next to Severe Weather.
If you have multiple locations saved on your iPhone, you'll need to grant this weather app access to a specific location. By doing this you will get the first alert of the storm coming to this place.
Follow the tips below to enable this setting in the Android app.
Step 1: First of all open the Settings app in the phone.
Step 2: Go to Settings and find Wireless emergency alerts. Now click on it and click on Emergency Notification related topic.
Step 3: Toggle the switch that appears next to the alert to enable it.
Step 4: Now click on Select Alert here.
you are done. Now whenever a situation like storm or tornado occurs in your area, you will get the first alert in the notification bar of the phone.