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Your iPhone is part of a global emergency alert system, and while that loud siren is useful in a real emergency, there are plenty of reasons you might not want it going off. I’ll show you exactly where to find Emergency Alerts on your iPhone, explain the difference between Severe Alerts and Emergency Alerts, and show you how to turn off one or both. Just remember that switching them off means you may miss important safety information.
Transcript
Did your iPhone just make that terrifying siren noise? Well, here’s how to stop it happening again.
The iPhone is part of a global emergency alert system. And whilst that can be incredibly useful in a genuine emergency, there are many reasons why you might decide that you don’t want those alerts appearing on your phone in the future.
Let me show you where you can go in Settings to change these options.
Open up the Settings app and then tap onto Notifications. Now, scroll right to the bottom of all of your apps, which might take a while, until you find Emergency Alerts.
Here, you’ll find two options: Severe Alerts and Emergency Alerts. Severe alerts are typically used for things like dangerous weather warnings, whilst emergency alerts are reserved for the most serious emergencies.
You can choose whether to leave both enabled, disable one, or turn them both off completely.
And once you’ve made your choice, that’s it. Your iPhone will follow those settings going forwards. Just bear in mind that by disabling them, you may miss important emergency information in the future.
About Settings
The Settings app on iOS is the central hub for configuring and managing device preferences and system settings. It allows users to adjust various aspects of their device, including network connections, privacy options, and app-specific settings, providing comprehensive control over their iOS experience.
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This QuickTip video was recorded on an iPhone 17 Pro Max
running iOS 27.
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iPhone, iPad and iPadOS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions. iOS is a registered trademark of Cisco Systems Inc. Whilst I have done my best to list all applicable trademarks for this video, in the (hopefully unlikely) event that I have missed any you can find a full list of trademarks registered to Apple Inc. here.
Finally, please note that whilst every effort has been made to ensure the information contained within this video was correct at time of publication, please be aware that as future updates and software changes occur some or all elements of this video may become outdated. I will endeavour to remove videos which are completely obsolete so as not to cause confusion!
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