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This one Android setting on smartwatches can give early earthquake alerts

Google's potentially life-saving alerts arrive on a new platform.

Google's System Services patch notes for June detail the arrival of its Early Earthquake Warning alerts on Wear OS. Mishaal Rahman for Android Authority reports that Google is starting to bring its "Early Earthquake Alerts" to Wear OS devices in a small update. (Image credit: Michael Hicks / Android Central)Google first launched its Earthquake Alerts System back in 2020 and expanded its access to more countries in 2021.

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