Galaxy-S5. Severe weather notification Geo News

Safety
Severe weather notification (Geo News)
About severe weather notification (Geo News)
Use this feature to receive notifications about severe weather conditions close to your current
location.
• The feature identifies your location and provides you with information about
disasters 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.
• You may incur additional charges if you receive notifications from a weather
forecasting service while you are roaming.
Setting severe weather notifications
On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Safety assistance → Geo News, and then drag the Geo
News switch to the right.
Receiving notifications
On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Safety assistance → Geo News, and then drag the Geo
News switch to the right.
Warning notifications
Tick Notification pop-ups.
If the weather conditions worsen, the device displays the notification in a pop-up window.
You can make an emergency call or send emergency messages to preset contacts from the
pop-up window.
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Watch notifications
Notifications for less severe weather conditions appear on the status bar at the top of the
screen. The information provided is displayed in the Geo News widget.
Using the geo news widget
You can view your current location and information about disasters in your region in the Geo
News widget.
On the Home screen, scroll left and tap the Geo News widget.
Access additional
options.
Current location
Disaster information for
your current location.
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