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How do I set up my phone for NL Alert notifications?

When a disaster occurs in your area, you naturally want to know what is going on and what you should do. NL Alert was developed for this purpose. In addition to seeing NL alert on digital billboards, you can set NL Alert on your phone. Super convenient so! Read below how to turn on NL Alert on your smartphone.

How does setting up NL Alert work?

NL Alert was developed by the government as an alert tool. This alarm device alerts and informs you of emergency situations. Consider, for example, life and health threatening situations; such as the Coronavirus outbreak. When you receive an NL Alert, you are told what is going on, where to find information and updates, and what you should do. Are these notifications not yet active on your phone? Then read on, as we will explain to you step by step how to turn on NL Alert on your smartphone.

Setting NL Alert for iPhone or iPad

  1. Unlock your iPhone, go to Settings and then click Messaging.
  2. Scroll all the way down, and check that the Emergency Notifications option is enabled.

Is the Emergency Notifications option enabled? Then your iPhone is correctly set up for NL Alerts. Does it seem that you are still not receiving NL Alerts? Then go to Apple’s website.

NL Alert iPhone Settings

Setting NL Alert for OnePlus

  1. Unlock your OnePlus and navigate to Applications, Cell Broadcast and then Settings.
  2. Here, check the Cell Broadcasting options and then choose Channels.
  3. Click Add Channel here and under Transmitter number enter 919.
  4. Then, under Remarks, enter NL Alert.
  5. Last, choose Save.

Samsung

Most Samsung phones have NL Alert set up automatically, super nice! Still want to check if this applies to your Samsung? Then follow these steps:

  1. Unlock your Samsung and then go to Apps, Messages, Options and then Settings.
  2. Check the Activate info message option.
  3. Now choose Channel Configuration, Receive Channel, My Channel and then Add Channel.
  4. A screen now appears, enter NL Alert at Channel Name here.
  5. Next, under Channel number, enter 919.
  6. Now check the Enable Channel option andthen click Save.

NL alert setting samsung

Setting NL Alert for other Android devices

  1. Unlock your phone and open the Settings app.
  2. Click More and then Emergency Broadcasts.
  3. A menu now appears.
  4. Now check the Extreme Threats option.

If this option is enabled, your phone should receive NL Alerts. Still feel like you’re not receiving NL Alerts? If so, contact your provider’s customer service department.

Android 7.0 or newer

  1. Unlock your phone and open Menu, then go to Settings.
  2. Click here on Sound and then Emergency Broadcasts.
  3. Now check the Show Extreme Threat option

Turning off NL Alert

Do you want to turn off the notification of NL Alert anyway? Then follow the above steps again, only in this case make sure you turn off all options again.

NL Alert test

Unfortunately, you can’t test yourself whether the alert actually works. However, an NL Alert test is conducted every six months in June and December in the form of a control message. The next broadcast for the year 2020 is Monday, June 8.

Do you still run into something after this explanation?

No problem, we are happy to help you in one of our stores. Make an appointment online or walk in to our office, just keep in mind with the latter that you may have to wait a while.