Search giant Google is issuing air raid alerts to Android phones in Ukraine. It is said that it will act as a complement to the country’s existing air raid alert system and will be based on alerts provided by the government. The company will also highlight the Ukrainian alarm app google play store For users in a war-torn country. “Sadly, millions of people in Ukraine now rely on airstrike alerts to find safety. Upon request, and with the help of the Government of Ukraine, we have started rolling out a rapid air raid alert system for Android phones in Ukraine.” Google Said in a blog post.
Company’s VP of Engineering for Android Announced the launch of these in air raid alerts on his Twitter, where he also mentioned that the system takes advantage of the same low latency alert mechanism that the company had created for earthquake alerts. “The system takes advantage of our low latency warning system that we built for earthquake alerts. The Air Raid system complements and shares similar triggers used for the nation’s existing Air Raid Alert systems,” said Dave Burke Said in a tweet.
Tragically, millions of people in Ukraine now rely on air strike alerts to find safety. Working with the Government of Ukraine, we are launching a rapid air raid alert system for all Android phones in Ukraine. https://t.co/tCzs0eI9iW 1/3- Dave Burke (@davey_burke) 10 March 2022
Google has also announced that it is working to reduce or limit recommendations for Russian state-funded media outlets. In Europe, all apps from Russian state-funded media outlets are removed from the Play Store. Now, Google-owned YouTube has pulled all Russian state media channels from around the world from the platform.
Earlier this week, Google suspended all payment-based services on the Google Play Store and youtube In Russia, including YouTube Premium, channel subscription, Super Chat and merchandise.
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