Current life in Ukraine includes the frequent sounds of sirens warning of artillery shelling by the Russian army. As the situation continues to evolve and escalate to some degree, Google wants to deploy another of a series of responses to this crisis. It should also save human lives by providing timely information.
Website XDA-Developers namely, he found a new code on Google Play that appeared in the English, Russian and Ukrainian store mutations related to something called "Air Raid Warning Details Preference Key", which should be nothing more than the Air Raid and Sniper Warning System .
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It simply means that as soon as the Ukrainian government issues a warning about danger in a certain area, Google sends a notification about it to devices with Google Play. Based on the user's approximate location, he will receive an appropriate notification without having to set anything himself. This also makes it visible only to the residents of that area, not to everyone in the country. According to the website, the notifications should look like this:
- The Government of Ukraine has issued a warning for [PLACE] at [TIME]. Take cover immediately. Tap to change settings.
- The Government of Ukraine has lifted the alert for [PLACE] at [TIME]. Tap to change settings.
Google these eventually informace indeed confirmed, via the updated page of Kent Walker, President of Global Affairs:
- Tragically, millions of people in Ukraine now rely on airstrike warnings to get to safety. At the request and with the help of the Ukrainian government, we began to implement a rapid air raid warning system for phones with the system in Ukraine Android. This work complements the country's existing air attack warning systems and builds on the warnings already provided by the Ukrainian government.
