Poll: Public emergency alerts to be sent to all UK mobile phones

[Blackvault]

It woke our dog up from a sleep and scared the pee out of me.

 

[Ayahuasca]

The Russian’s are here.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

I’m guessing I’ve switched mine off.

 

[Freefaller]

Yep got it here. Good to see it works.

 

[FBi7]

Just crapped myself when my work and personal phones went off simultaneously

 

[MouthBoy]

Nope, nothing. Was on phone to daughter and hers went off but mine did nothing.

 

[Kelt]

I got it!

Can a mod change my vote?

 

[andy_mk3]

Mine worked this time, unlike last time.

 

[Pho]

I actually got the notification this time around, but my phone only vibrated i didn't get a siren. . My phone's always on do not disturb but I thought this was meant to override it.

 

[IvanDobskey]

This happened while I was streaming music and took over my sound system. Creepy and disturbing in my opinion. Like being in some dystopian sci-fi film.

 

[Raiden85]

Good to know the off setting in iOS 26 works. Nice and quiet.

 

[UTmaniac]

Completely forgot about warning, out of it today, woke me up briefly.

 

[beachBOYken]

Run for your live’s

 

[uscool]

Yup siren went off and I had on silent
Don't know why some people are so against it, it'll only go off for something serious

 

[shifty_uk]

Good to know the off setting in iOS 26 works. Nice and quiet.

I hit the volume button on the side of the phone and it went off, good to know

 

[AthlonXP1800]

I got emergency alert test at 3pm today on Sunday 7 September 2025.

Last time I had real emergency red alert was 5.50pm on Thursday 23 January 2025.

 

[Mr Badger]

Claims there is nothing to worry about, then makes a point of mentioning the Welsh...

 

[LuckyBenski]

I hit the volume button on the side of the phone and it went off, good to know

Mine wouldn't!

 

[Robbo]

Received it, but it was a minute late!

Could have been vaporised in a real attack.

 

[Kelt]

Received it, but it was a minute late!

Could have been vaporised in a real attack.

Yeh, in that minute you could have gotten under a table and saved your life!