Xiaomiafter a partnership with Indonesian and Chinese-backed institutions, it has launched some smartphone models. earthquake warning system added. Xiaomi’s Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) feature MIUI 12, 12.5 and 13 will be offered for
Firstly in Indonesia to be tested Earthquake Early Warningcan protect users in advance against nearby jolts. Similar to Google’s service, the Xiaomi alert system works by collecting data from local sources.
Google introduced the Android Earthquake Warning System
Google introduced the Android Earthquake Warning System, which will detect worldwide earthquakes by utilizing its infrastructure and technology.
How to use the Xiaomi earthquake warning system?
Utilizing electric waves that are much faster than earthquake waves Xiaomi Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) It was stated that the feature can give a warning seconds before the earthquake. The system to be offered for MIUI 12, 12.5 and 13; will be able to predict the magnitude, estimated time and depth of the earthquake.
Xiaomi users in Indonesia, who have activated the Earthquake Early Warning, will have the chance to be protected in advance by receiving written and voice alerts. Xiaomi, the system at least four or more He says he will give warning in earthquakes.
The Chinese manufacturer shared the following about the earthquake warning system it developed with government agencies:
“earthquake monitoring agency when it detects an earthquake, it will sync early warning information to Xiaomi server via a private channel. Xiaomi will use the priority channel to instantly deliver early warning information to users in the affected areas.”
Technology has been used before to warn people of natural disasters such as earthquakes. in 2016 UC Berkeley and Deutsche Telekom’s The application he developed used accelerometers on smartphones to detect seismic shaking beforehand and warn users.
MyShake The results of this application, called, were not fully appreciated. Users who installed the app reported that it was draining battery power and giving repeated warnings, and sometimes no warning at all. The MyShake developers, on the other hand, acknowledged that their technology cannot replace traditional seismic networks.
Also, Google has a similar earthquake warning system. developed by Google Android Earthquake Warning System Thanks to this, the phones act as warning devices and send notifications to users in case of an earthquake.
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