The time and date of a UK-wide emergency alert test has been announced. On Sunday, April 23, all 4G and 5G mobile phones across the country will receive a message as well as a sound and vibration for up to 10 seconds.
The test comes after successful pilot programmes have taken place in East Suffolk and Reading. This alert system will allow urgent messages to be broadcast to a defined area when there is an imminent risk to life, such as wildfires or severe flooding.
UK residents will receive the test alert at 3pm and do not need to take any action. People will just need to swipe away the message or click 'OK' on their home screen, as if it was a normal notification or low battery warning.
