National Emergency Mobile Alert test

National Emergency Mobile Alert test – save the date

The nationwide test of the Emergency Mobile Alert (EMA) system is taking place in the evening of Sunday 25 May between 6-7pm. This is a routine test to make sure the system is working well, and we anticipate that over 5.5 million phones will receive this message.

Anybody who may be distressed by the alert, or those have a hidden second phone for their safety, should put their phones in flight mode or turn them off between the hours of 6-7pm on Sunday 25 May to avoid the sound of the alert. Switching to silent mode on most mobile phone models will not stop the alert from sounding.

Please feel free to share the date and time of the alert. Further messages to key stakeholders will be shared at a later date, and a nationwide ad campaign will run closer to the time to ensure the general public is aware of when the alert will take place.

You can find more information about the Emergency Mobile Alert system, including a factsheet and list of FAQs by clicking the button below.