If you're in an earthquake-prone area and own an Android phone, it could save your life. It may even have already done so.

Back in 2020, Google kicked off a project to crowdsource signals from Android phones that an earthquake might be imminent.

After 3 years, the results not only rival conventional, dedicated seismic detectors, but also operate in large areas that currently have no other early-warning service at all.

Google and UC Berkeley have turned Android smartphones into lifesaving earthquake detectors, now operating in 98 countries ...

A worldwide Android smartphone-based earthquake detection and early warning system can detect seismic activity in real time.

Google is creating a worldwide, Android phone-powered earthquake alert system. The first part of that system is rolling out today. If you opt in, the accelerometer in your Android phone will ...

Google's Android Earthquake Alerts system uses your phone's accelerometer to provide crucial seconds of warning before ...

An early-warning system on Android phones has detected more than 1,000 earthquakes worldwide since 2021, sometimes giving ...

Earthquake detection An estimated 3 billion people live with the threat of earthquakes globally. According to the USGS, in California there’s a 94% chance that an earthquake will not be just a ...

Google has announced plans to introduce an earthquake alert system to Android devices globally. The system will rely on the accelerometers that are built into all smartphones to detect signals for ...

Google has a few new safety features in the works, like emergency SOS on Wear OS devices. Google's earthquake detection is expanding too.

Google is now tapping into the massive amount of Android phones across the globe to build what the tech giant says is “the world’s largest earthquake-detection network.”. According to Google ...