North India tremors were 'failed' to be detected by Google Android Earthquake Alert today. Why?

 North India tremors were 'failed' to be detected by Google Android Earthquake Alert today. Why?

Tuesday saw powerful tremors, measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale and coming from Nepal, strike regions of north India, including Delhi-NCR. Additionally, the earthquake occurred only a few days after Google in the nation introduced its Android Earthquake Alerts.

However, the technology failed to achieve its intended goal of warning Android phone owners about the earthquakes before they occurred.

The system does not function; why?

Google launched the service on September 27 in India. However, the business stated in its release blog that all Android 5+ users will have the feature "during the coming week," indicating a phased rollout. This implies that the bulk of Android users in the nation are probably still unable to access the feature.

How does Google's Earthquake Alert for Android function?

Each Android smartphone, according to the tech giant, is equipped with a tiny accelerometer that may double as a mini-seismometer. A phone can sense the beginnings of an earthquake when they is plugged in and charging; if multiple phones notice the same shaking, the alerts system makes use of this information to calculate the likelihood that an earthquake is occurring and to measure the event's characteristics (epicentre and magnitude).

As a result, Android phones in the area receive alerts in advance. According to Google, the notifications are now also available in regional languages as a result of the India rollout.

However…

According to News18, the feature has its own limitations, such as the inability to identify all earthquakes and mistakes in estimating the magnitude and shaking strength.

However, in order to use this feature, a user must have location settings and Android Earthquake Alerts activated, as well as Wi-Fi and/or cellular data connectivity. Additionally, you have the option to turn off these alerts.