Asked by: Erhan Gloria
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How do you silence a Presidential alert?

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On iPhone, go to Settings, then Notifications, andthenscroll to the bottom to see government alerts. Thereareswitches to turn off AMBER alerts and“Emergencyalerts.” On most Android phones, go toSettings, andthen Sound, and then EmergencyAlerts.


In respect to this, can you turn off presidential Alert?

You can't turn off apresidentialalert, but you can turn off otheremergencynotifications. As the Internet continues to reactto thefirst test of President Donald Trump's newemergencyalert system, there is a way for you toturnthe feature off on Android and iOSdevices.

Likewise, how do I silence emergency alerts? How to Turn Off Amber Alerts on SamsungGalaxyPhones
  1. Open your Messaging app.
  2. Tap the Menu button on the bottom right of your screen.
  3. Tap Settings and scroll down.
  4. Tap Emergency Alerts.
  5. Uncheck AMBER alerts. In this same menu you can disablesevereweather alerts too.

Considering this, how do I turn off presidential alerts on my iPhone?

On iPhone, you can disablethesealerts by going to Settings app >Notifications> then scroll all the way down to the bottomand toggle theswitches for “AMBER Alerts”and“Government Alerts” to theOFFpositions.

How do I turn on national alerts?

Turn Government Alerts on or off

  1. Go to Settings > Notifications.
  2. Scroll to the very bottom of the screen.
  3. Under Government Alerts, turn the type of alert on oroff.*

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