Android phones are lauded for being feature-rich and highly customizable. However, most of them have a lot of baked-in ...

Your Android's Do Not Disturb mode can silence notifications, alerts, phone calls, and text messages when you want to tune ...

Although you should keep them on, you can turn off AMBER alerts on both iPhones and Androids through the Notifications menu.

The Amber (or AMBER) alert system is used to issue wide-ranging announcements in the case of child abductions, tapping into TVs, public radio stations, and indeed smartphones to apprise the public of ...

There are so many new settings and features baked into modern Android smartphones that it's really easy to overlook some of them — even when they're active. Sure, they might show a notification in the ...

Find out how California’s MyShake earthquake app works, what to expect from emergency test alerts and how to set up your ...

Even if your phone is on silent or set to “Do Not Disturb,” emergency weather alerts can still break through — and that’s a good thing. As severe storms grow more frequent and unpredictable, keeping ...

Faith writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest Android games and apps for Android Police. You'll find her writing about the newest free-to-play game to hit Android or discussing her paranoia ...