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"Emergency alerts is turned on but why am I NOT getting emergency alerts on my iPhone? Why emergency alerts is not working on iPhone? What's wrong with it? Is there any way to fix it?"
There is a feature of emergency alerts on iPhone that enables you to imminently get notified of the alerts for extreme weather conditions or threats to safety or life. This feature on iPhone is turned on by default. However, sometimes, emergency alert is not working on iPhone for some reasons. In this tutorial, we will show you five effective ways to fix this issue and get it back to normal. As long as you follow all the following methods step by step, the issue that emergency alerts is not working on iPhone can be solved easily.
One of simplest method to fix the issue of emergency alerts is to reboot the iPhone. This method is not very effective, but it's still worth trying. First of all, before you turn off your iPhone, you need to turn off the emergency alerts. Then turn on the emergency alerts again after your iPhone is turned on. Finally, the emergency alerts feature gets back to normal and you can get notified of emergency imminently next time.
Sometimes the reason why you cannot get the emergency alerts on your iPhone is that you change some system settings by accident. The emergency alerts feature is turned on by default, and other settings will not affect it. Therefore, you can reset all settings to fix this issue. The followings are the detailed steps to reset all settings.
Step 1: Open your iPhone and go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset all settings.
Step 2: A confirm window pops up, click Reset all settings to continue.
Then your iPhone will turn off and boot up again. Wait for a while and all the settings have been reset and emergency alerts will work properly again.
Tips: This method is to remove all settings or reset them to their defaults and it will not erase any data or media on your iPhones.
If there is a conflict between some system settings and iOS versions, it may cause the emergency alerts to not work. So, you can upgrade your iPhone to the latest iOS version to fix this issue.
Step 1: Go to Settings > General > Software Update. If there is a new version of iOS available, the installation screen will appear.
Step 2: Click Download and Install to update your iOS version. If prompted, enter your PIN code to confirm.
Step 3: The iPhone will reboot up once the process is done. Now the emergency alerts feature has returned to normal again.
It's one of the most effective method to fix this issue with a powerful iOS repair tool and iSunshare iOS Repair Genius is such a tool. It can help you repair most of common system problems without any data loss including the issue of emergency alerts feature not working on iPhone. Here is a full guide on how to use this tool to fix the issue of emergency alerts.
Step 1: Download and install this tool. Then launch it and connect your iPhone to your computer.
Step 2: Select Standard Mode on the left. In this mode, you can fix the issue of emergency alerts without losing data.
Step 3: Click Start button to continue.
Step 4: Make sure that your iPhone is connected to computer and click Next button.
Notes: If the tool can't detect your iPhone, you need to put it in DFU Mode or Recovery Mode. There's a full guide on the screen showing you how to do. Just follow it to continue.
Step 5: Click Download button to download a firmware package.
Notes: Alternatively, you can click Copy button to download the firmware in a browser and click Select button to import it.
Step 6: After the tool verifies the firmware successfully, click Repair button to start repairing.
Step 7: Once the process of repair is done, the app will pop up a prompt to tell you the device has been repaired successfully. At last, your iPhone gets back to normal and the emergency alerts feature can work properly on your iPhone.
Tips: In most cases, this issue can be solved in Standard Mode. If not, you can try to fix it in Advanced Mode, which can fix any system problem. It will factory reset your iPhone and completely remove all the data.
If all the methods mentioned above don't work, it is very likely that there is something wrong with hardware. You need to contact the technician of Apple Support to check the hardware problems.
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