Google’s Android-based earthquake detector had a false alarm

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Great excitement in Brazil's São Paulo: an earthquake warning shrill on millions of mobile phones - but nothing happens. Apparently, an error in the Google operating system Android has triggered the alarm.

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The earthquake alarm reached users of mobile phones with the Google operating system Android.

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Several Android phone owners received a false earthquake alert during the night of Thursday to Friday in Brazil. The giant had to apologize this Friday, February 14 and announced the opening of an investigation.

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Residents in southeastern Brazil received a message about two o'clock in the morning announcing an alleged 5.5 magnitude earthquake on the coast.