Amber, Emergency, Public Safety, Test Alerts all turned OFF - phone still sounds & displays alerts

Greetings,


My iOS 16.7 device has AMBER, Emergency, Public Safety, and Test Alerts all turned OFF in the Notifications menu in Settings. Even though this is true, the phone AND linked Apple Watch sounded the test emergency alert today at 2:18pm.


How did this happen and how can it be corrected?


Thank you!

iPhone XS Max, iOS 16

Posted on Oct 4, 2023 11:45 AM

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Posted on Oct 4, 2023 11:56 AM

It is not possible to silence the government alerts like you got today. That’s not up to Apple. It’s not up to Google. It’s not up to any phone manufacturer. It’s the law.


if you’re unhappy about it, contact your congress-critter and senator and complain to them.

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