Cell-Broadcast

Content:

Which Gigaset smartphone supports Cell-Broadcast?

Realization possibilities

Settings of the emergency information

Calling up the emergency information in the locked state

Cell Broadcast is a warning system that is used to deliver warnings or alerts to smartphones throughout Germany. Through Cell Broadcast, smartphones can receive a warning message without prior registration or specification of personal data. Important: Cell Broadcast only works where there is a network. 

In the table below you can see if your Gigaset smartphone supports Cell-

Broadcast and where you can find the settings for Cell Broadcast:

The cell broadcast can be opened either via the "Messages App" or via the "Emergency alerts app". 

1. Messages

Android 11	Android 12	Android 13	KaiOs
1. Open the Messages App	1. Open the Messages App	1. Open the Messages App	1. Open the Messages
2. Click top right	2. Click top right	2. Click top right	2. ,,Options"
3. "Messages settings"	3. "Messages settings"	3. "Messages settings"	3. ,,Settings"
4. "Advanced"	4. "Advanced"	4. "Advanced"	4. ,,Wireless Emergency Alerts"
5. "Wireless emergency alerts"	5. "Wireless emergency alerts"	5. "Wireless emergency alerts"	5. Here you can adjust the settings
6. Click top right	6. Click top right	6. Click top right
7. "Settings"	7. "Settings"	7. "Settings"
8. Here you can adjust the settings	8. Here you can adjust the settings	8. Here you can adjust the settings

2. Emergency alerts app

Android 10
1. Open the Emergency alerts app	2. Click top right	3. "Settings"	4. Here you can adjust the settings

Safety and emergency

There is also the "Safety and emergency" setting since Android 12. In this setting, medical information (allergies, blood group or organ donors), as well as emergency contacts can be stored. Through the setting, doctors or first responders in case of an accident of the affected person have the possibility to get fairly timely important medical information and can also reach pre-set emergency contacts.

The following steps must be performed to access and set your emergency information in the unlocked state:

Android 12	Android 13
1. Open the settings	1. Open the settings
2. "Safety & emergency"	2. "Safety & emergency"
3. Here you can adjust the settings	3. Here you can adjust the settings

The following steps must be performed to access the emergency information in the locked state

Android 12	Android 13
1. Press and hold the on/off button	1. press and hold the power button and the upper volume button
2. "Emergency"	2. "Emergency"
3. "Emergency Information"	3. "Emergency information"
4. "Emergency Information"	4. Emergency information and emergency contacts can be read in here.
5. Here the emergency information can be read in
6. Here the emergency cantacts can be read in

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