Silver alerts can be disruptive, particularly when they are issued at late hours or are for incidents that are geographically distant from the recipient. The disturbance caused by these alerts has led many people to turn off Silver alerts on their devices.
While the aim of Silver alerts is to alert the public immediately about missing elderly individuals, particularly those with Alzheimer’s or other mental disabilities, it may come across as more of an interruption for most alert receivers in the country.
In this guide, we will provide step-by-step instructions to help you successfully turn off Silver alerts on your iPhone or Android device. But, before that, we recommend you check out on how to turn off AMBER alerts on your iPhone.
How to Turn off Silver Alerts on iPhone
- Open Settings and tap on Notifications.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page.
- Under Government Alerts, toggle off Emergency Alerts.
- Optionally, you can also disable AMBER Alerts if desired.
It's important to note that in certain countries or regions, you may not have the option to disable any type of government alerts, including Silver alerts. If you don't see the option to turn off emergency alerts, this is likely the reason.
How to Turn off Silver Alerts on Android
- Open Settings and select Notifications.
- Tap on Advanced settings and choose Wireless emergency alerts.
- Turn off the toggle for Allow alerts.
This action will disable AMBER alerts, test alerts, and Silver alerts. However, it is generally not recommended as it could prevent you from receiving important government notifications or from helping to locate missing persons.
With that, we are wrapping up our guide on how to turn off Silver alerts on iPhone and Android. We hope you found it informational. Before heading off, we recommend you check out our guide on how to disable the Meta AI on WhatsApp.