The Cell Broadcast story

[CiberSheep]

@lduboeuf said in The Cell Broadcast story:

i'm surprised it needs Android 11.

My husband got a notification and, I'm not totally sure, but I would say he doesn't have Android 11... when he comes back I can check.

I can try to check any log if any on his device if you explain what to do

[CiberSheep]

@lduboeuf this is his Android version

[lduboeuf]

@CiberSheep said in The Cell Broadcast story:

@lduboeuf said in The Cell Broadcast story:

i'm surprised it needs Android 11.

My husband got a notification and, I'm not totally sure, but I would say he doesn't have Android 11... when he comes back I can check.

I can try to check any log if any on his device if you explain what to do

Yes you can check if sudo journalctl | grep CBS output something

[hsce1]

@lduboeuf FYI, in Germany there will be another occasion for testing cell broadcast on September 14:

"On the Nationwide Warning Day, a test warning in the form of a warning text is sent to all warning multipliers (e.g. radio stations and app servers) connected to the Modular Warning System (MoWaS for short) of the Federal Government starting at 11:00. The warning multipliers send the sample warning with a time delay to warning devices such as televisions, radios and smartphones. There you can then read and/or hear the warning. "
https://www.bbk.bund.de/DE/Home/home_node.html

[lduboeuf]

@hsce1 thx for the info,

For testers, pre conditions are: 20.04, on 4g ( no data needed ), all Cell Broadcast notifications toggled on.
If nothing received please check sudo journalctl | grep CBS
If success, please take screenshots ( and share logs too )

[Capsia]

@lduboeuf Hi! The Italian cell broadcast system IT-Alert will be tested during 7 dates in September and October.

• 12 September in Campania, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Marche
• 14 September in Piemonte, Puglia and Umbria
• 19 September in Basilicata, Lombardy and Molise
• 21 September in Lazio, Valle d'Aosta and Veneto
• 26 September in Abruzzo and the Autonomous Province of Trento
• 27 September in Liguria
• 13 October in the Autonomous Province of Bolzano

They will then ask to submit a form about the experience on different devices and operating systems.

The original announcement: https://www.it-alert.gov.it/it/notizia/dal-12-settembre-ripartono-i-test-sui-territori/

[CiberSheep]

Tomorrow morning, Thursday 14 in Barcelona area:
https://www.vilaweb.cat/noticies/proteccio-civil-fara-una-prova-del-sistema-dalertes-a-larea-de-barcelona/

[lduboeuf]

So we have very few sucess feedbacks for CB.
But it has worked!
Some debug logs are needed to be able to dive more but we haven't them: TODO
We still don't know which layer fail sometimes.

[wally]

I know this is an old thread, but it seemed the most relevant place to report:

Today I received a cell broadcast! Emergency alert test in Ontario, Canada. Running 20.04 OTA-6 on a Oneplus 5T.
Phone was on silent, so I just heard the vibrations and saw the message.

Way to go team! Many thanks to Lionel and others who've worked on this!

[arubislander]

@wally This is great news! Does anyone know however if the audio settings should be overriden in an emergency broadcast and that the alarm sound should always be audible?

[kristatos]

On the nationwide test in September in Germany my Volla did the job well. I've received the notification and the whole message was shown in the message-app. AFAIR there was a vibration and also a tone triggered.
So, well done @lduboeuf

[Keneda]

@arubislander said in The Cell Broadcast story:

Does anyone know however if the audio settings should be overriden in an emergency broadcast and that the alarm sound should always be audible?

I don't know if it should, but that would make sense.
And if it should not, it would make sense to give the choice to user in settings anyway.