Thursday, 5 March, 2026
Google is turning Android devices into seismometers to detect earthquake
By Basit Ansari
<p>Google added an earthquake alert system in California on Tuesday, planning to double Android phones as earthquake detectors. Smartphones are equipped with tiny accelerometers that sense movements and can catch shaking caused by earthquakes. Data from these smartphones will be sent to a data centre, where systems quickly interpret motion and location data to determine if the earthquake is occurring.</p>
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