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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Fionnula Hainey

New UK Emergency Alert test to some phones WON'T take place today despite government website message

The government has said there won't be an emergency alert service test today - despite its own website claiming a test was happening.

The government tested its new system, which works via cell towers, on every mobile phone in the UK in its first nationwide test on Sunday, at 3pm, but the alert appeared not to work on some phones, while others received the message hours after it was sent out.

The test was supposed to send a 10-second alarm and message notification to all 4G and 5G compatible phones, but people on certain networks reported being left out.

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