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naiveandrestles · 2025-09-07T14:02:08+00:00

And could I find my phone?! Obviously not!

SEmyarse · 07/09/2025 15:52

I was driving slowly looking for a house number, and me and DD were arguing as to what number we needed. So she had my phone in her hand to find the original message.

It vibrated before it made a noise so she squealed, which made me jump anyway, and then there was a huge beep, which I assumed in my ditheriness meant I was holding up another car or blocking a driveway or something. Couldn't work out why I couldn't see anyone anywhere!

MrsAga · 07/09/2025 15:52

No one’s phone in our house went off 🤷🏼‍♀️

Christ0nABike · 07/09/2025 15:51

Purplecatshopaholic · 07/09/2025 15:19

My phone didn’t go off. Would have forgotten all about it, except everyone else’s did, lol. Should I worry mine didn’t go off?

It just means the zombies will get you first

NigelFaragesFakeRoarofLaughter · 07/09/2025 15:49

Nothing here. <sulks>

Though maybe that explains the yelp from the neighbours.

sittingonabeach · 07/09/2025 15:49

@nomas how often do fire alarms get tested at work?

Many people didn't get the notification in 2023. Hopefully, more coverage this time

nomas · 07/09/2025 15:46

How many times do they need to test this thing. Didn’t they only test in 2023.

toomuchfaff · 07/09/2025 15:44

exLtEveDallas · 07/09/2025 15:03

Weird. Mine went off, DHs didn't

same... Samsung & iPhone?

KimberleyClark · 07/09/2025 15:44

DiscoBob · 07/09/2025 15:41

Hmm. Weird. My phone is about 1.5 yrs old and a bit shite. It's android. Oh well! I didn't hear it going off in general. I thought I'd hear it from other people in the street at least. If everyone is phone went off at the same time I assumed it would be loud.

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I’ve just to edited to add my phone did go off, I was upstairs so didn’t hear it!

Shayisgreat · 07/09/2025 15:42

TroysMammy · 07/09/2025 15:32

Saddo that I am I set my alarm for 14.59 so I could sit and look at my phone.

Was it worth it though?

Shayisgreat · 07/09/2025 15:41

I was in the sauna and was the only person who didn't have my phone! It was a bit jarring!

DiscoBob · 07/09/2025 15:41

KimberleyClark · 07/09/2025 15:38

Yes, mine didn’t go off,just text box. DH’s didn’t go off either.

ETA my DH has just informed me that my phone did go off. I was upstairs at the time and didn’t hear it. I’d actually forgotten about it until I saw this thread.

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Hmm. Weird. My phone is about 1.5 yrs old and a bit shite. It's android. Oh well! I didn't hear it going off in general. I thought I'd hear it from other people in the street at least. If everyone is phone went off at the same time I assumed it would be loud.

Galatine · 07/09/2025 15:40

What a load of wimps you are! Ten seconds of a low key warble and that was it. nothing to make anyone jump out of the skin. even Lady Galatine who is easily startled hardly reacted

PeapodBurgundy · 07/09/2025 15:38

Mine went off this time, it didn't last time. Must look into the settings to see if I can stop it.

LexiFeatherston · 07/09/2025 15:38

I was driving and my phone and my two passengers ones went off. At the same time, the two drivers in front both slammed their brakes on - they must have been scared shitless by their alarms. Luckily I did not run into the back of them.

KimberleyClark · 07/09/2025 15:38

DiscoBob · 07/09/2025 15:27

No alarms went off for anyone in my house?! Only a text box on the screen.

Anyone else get that?

Yes, mine didn’t go off,just text box. DH’s didn’t go off either.

ETA my DH has just informed me that my phone did go off. I was upstairs at the time and didn’t hear it. I’d actually forgotten about it until I saw this thread.

Daisy617 · 07/09/2025 15:35

We had 4 phones on in our house and none of them received any message or made any noise. We definitely haven’t disabled anything so no idea why it didn’t work.

MrsEndeavourMorse · 07/09/2025 15:33

CantThinkOfAnotherUsernane · 07/09/2025 15:04

Me too! Nearly threw it across the room 😂

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Bit dramatic

Nothankyov · 07/09/2025 15:33

SP2024 · 07/09/2025 15:26

I’m on holiday. None of our devices alerted, I assume because we are out of the country. Do visitors phone ping in the UK or just resident’s?

Not just residents. It’s done by location.

JennyWrenSeven · 07/09/2025 15:33

AutieAdult · 07/09/2025 15:11

Got it. The alert thing didn’t stay on long and isn’t a text so I didn’t have time to read the message. Not much good unless you can easily find out what it is for including in a place with bad phone or 4G or WiFi to look it up. Maybe it is a notification but I’m not sure how to access them.

On an iPhone you pull down from the top to read past notifications.
This is the message…

TroysMammy · 07/09/2025 15:32

Saddo that I am I set my alarm for 14.59 so I could sit and look at my phone.

Nothankyov · 07/09/2025 15:32

GellerYeller · 07/09/2025 15:03

Multiple devices going off here. Wonder what happens if your phone is connected in the car?

If it’s connected to the car the sound comes up through the car system and the message pops up on the screen

WonderfulSmith · 07/09/2025 15:31

SP2024 · 07/09/2025 15:26

I’m on holiday. None of our devices alerted, I assume because we are out of the country. Do visitors phone ping in the UK or just resident’s?

It’s people who are in the country at the time. Residents or otherwise.

EchoedSilence · 07/09/2025 15:29

Took me a while to remember what it was. I thought it was DH messing about with his shed alarm.

ProfoundlyPeculiarAndWeird · 07/09/2025 15:29

Didn't flipping notice my alert until 25 mins late. I guess that means I'm technically dead now and have to sit out the next round.

Good luck to all of you who made it through to the next round.

ErrolTheDinosaur · 07/09/2025 15:28

Givealittlebit · 07/09/2025 15:15

Can confirm it goes off bloody loudly over your car speakers. Ideal when you’ve been driving and just got the toddler to sleep 😂 thankfully I hit my phone fast enough that it only beeped once.

message disappeared quick here too but pull down from the top (on an iPhone) and I could read the full thing there.

we had it go off in 2022 when we were in Florida and there was a hurricane warning. Was v surreal hearing everyone’s phones go in Disneyland 😂

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Ah right… my iPhone I seem to have to pull from the bottom to see the notification.