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2. There is no opt-out for presidential alerts. They go to every phone.

Tue Jun 25, 2019, 01:24 PM

Jun 2019

If you turn off your phone, the alert will come in when you turn it back on.

You can't turn off a presidential alert, but you can turn off other emergency notifications

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2018/10/03/presidential-alert-turn-off-wireless-emergency-alarms/1512600002/

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I've turned off all of my alerts customerserviceguy Jun 2019 #1

Well, that's way too much power. n/t customerserviceguy Jun 2019 #3