DeTrotseTuinkabouter t1_ityagyi wrote on October 27, 2022 at 4:49 AM

Reply to comment by techieman33 in Android phones offered early US quake warning, beating iPhones to the punch | Google's earthquake detection network turns Android phones into seismometers, and it paid off yesterday. by chrisdh79

Someone near you could warn you.

And finish what you're doing? Why? For tons of power tool uses you can simply stop. It might take a second to stop but that might take a ton shorter than finish what you're doing. E.g. if I'm drilling a hole in a brick wall then I can stop just fine.

techieman33 t1_itycxn7 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 5:17 AM

No problem if your drilling a hole. But if your using a table saw or circular saw it’s generally safer to finish your cut before you start worrying about why your phone is blowing up. If you even hear it of course.

windowtosh t1_ityjo31 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 6:41 AM

The earthquake warning has a specific sound, so you would know why your phone is blowing up even if you aren’t looking at it