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Severe weather notifications (Geo News)
About severe weather notifications (Geo News)
Use this feature to receive notifications about severe weather conditions close to your current
location.
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The feature identifies your location and provides you with information about
severe weather conditions if they occur in your area. The information provided may
differ depending on the service provider in your current location.
To view information about severe weather conditions and the regions and
languages that the information is available in, visit
www.samsung.com/geonews
.
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To receive severe weather notifications, connect the device to a Wi-Fi or mobile
network.
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This feature may not be available depending on the region or service provider.
Receiving notifications
On the Apps screen, tap
Settings
→
Safety assistance
→
Geo News
, and then tap the
Geo
News
switch to activate it.
Pop-up notifications
Tick
Geo News notification pop-ups
.
The device displays severe weather notifications in a pop-up window. You can make an
emergency call or send help messages to preset contacts from the pop-up window.
Using the geo news widget
You can view your current location and information about severe weather conditions in your
region in the
Geo News
widget.
On the Home screen, scroll left and tap the
Geo News
widget.