# How hidden device users can protect themselves ahead of national emergency alert test

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/how-hidden-device-users-can-protect-themselves-ahead-of-national-emergency-alert-test/
- Published: 2023-09-23T09:30:47-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image caption: Individuals who rely on secondary, hidden devices in the home should turn them off ahead of the national emergency alert test. Image credit: Getty. Article by Chase DiBenedetto. Mashable – September 22, 2023. On Oct. 4, at approximately 2:20 p.m. ET, cellular devices, televisions, and radio systems will ring out from a national emergency alert test designed to ensure the country’s mass communication services are in working order – and intended to be heard loud and clear by anyone nearby. […] Click here to view original web page at mashable.com Curated by Theresa Wysocki See Full Bio