Warned in time.
On your phone, too.

How you are warned.

No single way reaches everyone every time. That is why the authorities warn through several ways at once:

• Alerts straight to your phone In case of danger, the authorities send an alert to every phone in the affected area. You don’t need an app for this, just a phone that is switched on and has signal. The alert comes with a loud tone, even if your phone is on silent.
• Warning apps Apps such as NINA from the German federal government show warnings for places you choose, for example where you live and where your parents live. They need internet.
• Sirens A rising and falling tone means: switch on the radio and listen for advice. Not every place has sirens.
• Radio and TV Broadcasters interrupt their programmes for important warnings. A battery radio works even without power.

Check beforehand.

• Keep alerts switched on Check in your phone’s settings that emergency or public alerts are switched on. The menu name differs from device to device.
• Places for relatives In a warning app, also add the places where people you look after live.
• Use the warning day Once a year, on the second Thursday in September, the authorities test warnings across Germany. A good moment to check whether your phone shows them.
• Know what to do An alert usually says what to do: close windows, stay inside, avoid an area. Read it in full and let your circle know.

How anynear helps.

In anynear, official NINA warnings arrive in their own channel, separate from your conversations. Next to them you see alerts from devices at home, such as a smoke detector, and can share them with your family. When there is a warning, you can message your circle in the same app. More about alerts