A warning has been issued to online shoppers ahead of the Government's emergency siren alert test set to take place in a matter of weeks.
Phones up and down the country will sound an "Armageddon alert" on April 23, with millions required to acknowledged the test before carrying on as normal on devices. The alert message is being introduced in a bid to warn of life-threatening and emergency situations across the UK or in more local areas when required.
However, the distinctive siren sound is likely to cause some disruption in terms of the way people use phones for things such as online shopping and banking. The alert may lead to failed transactions, especially those who regularly use Amazon, eBay, PayPal or ApplePay to make purchases, with the emergency message likely to cause phones to freeze.
