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Friday, July 18, 2014
From the Liveblog of
Friday, July 18, 2014
IDF rocket warnings go mobile
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIsrael has been warning its residents of impending rocket fire via sirens for years. Recently, apps have brought the siren warnings to cell phones.
Now, the IDF Home Front Command is beginning to send warnings directly to cell phones through a direct broadcast technology, one that will automatically broadcast to phones in an area without requiring an app.
The technology has been deployed for Android phones in Ashdod and the nearby towns of Nir Galim and Bnei Darom, and is expected to spread to other locales and operating systems.
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