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.

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

Google's Android Earthquake Alert system, utilizing billions of smartphones globally, can reportedly predict earthquakes accurately and cost-effectively.

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

Google’s Android Earthquake Alerts program is a globe-spanning earthquake early-warning system that uses billions of phone ...

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

Study reveals how the tech behemoth is using the motions sensors on phones to expand quake warnings to more countries.

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

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

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 ...