Google's Crisis Alerts may expand to more Android devices

Google Play Services now has evidence of support for Personal Safety Crisis Alerts
An undated image of Google Crisis Alerts feature. — Google Crisis Response/Canva
An undated image of Google Crisis Alerts feature. — Google Crisis Response/Canva 

Google's Personal Safety app is a powerful tool that helps users in emergencies. One of its features, Crisis Alerts, may soon be available on more Android devices. Currently, it is available only on Pixel phones, but that may change if Google has its way.

What are Crisis Alerts?

Crisis Alerts are sent to users during natural disasters or other emergencies to provide critical information to help them remain safe. Some alerts could contain important information regarding evacuation notices, including emergency contact numbers.

This means that Google Play Services now has evidence of support for Personal Safety Crisis Alerts, which could indicate that Google is going to take Crisis Alerts to more phones than ever before.

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The Crisis Alerts would be within the location services and the safety & emergency settings. This makes a great deal of sense since all of these features are relevant to user safety. In this way, Google can ensure that users find and have easy access to such information in critical moments of need.

Additionally, Google's life-saving Crisis Alerts may be applied to numerous devices. This element is currently accessible only to some devices but has the potential to help many more. It would pass critical information relating to emergencies on to users, enabling them to make informed decisions about keeping themselves safe.