Soon Your Phone Will Be Screaming – Then the New Alarm Will Be Tested

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Sweden's new warning system will soon be tested for the first time. At 3 p.m., thousands of mobile phones will be buzzing and vibrating.

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Today there will be a different sound in the bark. In a few hours, SE-Alert will be tested for the first time in Sweden. Then thousands of mobile phones will howl and vibrate - even if they are set to silent.

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Today at 3 p.m., mobile phones in Stockholm and Gotland counties will sound the alarm. This is the first test for the new warning system SE-Alert.

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Today at 3 p.m., mobile phones in Stockholm and Gotland counties will sound the alarm. This is the first test for the new warning system SE-Alert.

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Today, September 7th at 3:00 PM, mobile phones in Stockholm and Gotland counties will sound an alarm when SE-Alert is tested publicly for the first time, at the same time as Hesa Fredrik. It is just a test - the person receiving the message does not need to do anything. The signal will sound for ten seconds at maximum volume even if the mobile phone is set to silent, the Swedish Civil Defence Agency states. The phone will also vibrate and displa…