They’re missing. Amber alerts and other emergency notifications are gone. The option isn’t there. They just disappeared. Were they moved a different location and not under notifications any longer?
why would this deliberately be removed?
iPhone 11, iOS 14
I’m running 14.3 on my iPhone 11 Pro. When I look in notifications and go to the bottom I see the government alerts. You may wanna try and reset all settings first. This will replace the background picture, have to set up Apple Pay and WiFi and Bluetooth. But data will stay there. If that doesn’t work, back up the phone and restore to factory settings using a computer. Set it up as new first. If they are there then put the back up back on the phone. If it’s missing after the back up then it’s a corrupted file in that back up.
I’m running 14.3 on my iPhone 11 Pro. When I look in notifications and go to the bottom I see the government alerts. You may wanna try and reset all settings first. This will replace the background picture, have to set up Apple Pay and WiFi and Bluetooth. But data will stay there. If that doesn’t work, back up the phone and restore to factory settings using a computer. Set it up as new first. If they are there then put the back up back on the phone. If it’s missing after the back up then it’s a corrupted file in that back up.
Apple didn't remove it. It's not something Apple would selectively remove. It's certainly still on my iPhone 12 and 12 Pro Max. But it's possible something happened in the update on your phone.
When you do an iOS update, it is advisable to Force Restart your phone immediately after downloading the update. Did you do that? If not and your signature is correct and you have an iPhone 11 do the following:
See if the emergency alert options appear at the bottom of Settings > Notifications
Judging from the RBC Mobile app, you're in Canada.
WARN Act AMBER, Emergency and Public Safety alerts as denoted are United States carrier features.
Similar features should be available in Canada, but you will have to check with your carrier as they are enabled by your carrier.
They may not be available in some areas as some Governments do not allow you to shut them off, so there would be no setting to do so.
*In some countries, you may not be able to disable Government Alerts.
About emergency and government alerts on iPhone and Apple Watch - Apple Support (Canada)
I recently updated my iPhone 7+ with iOS 10.3.2 to 14.3.
The first time I went to “notifications” settings, the government alert items normally found at the bottom of the list were missing.
I turned the phone off (upper right button then “slide to power off.” After about 30 seconds I turned the phone back on and went again to “notifications.” The three government alerts buttons are now there.
Try this first.
Yes I am in the US, using an ATT esim. And I also use a foreign Sim but that is turned off. In any case; problem solved. I turned the esim off and back on and the settings reappeared where they should be.
Thanks for your help.
Indeed:
iPhone and Apple Watch, not iPad.
If the toggles were there on iPad, it was a bug and the issue has been fixed.
stedman1 wrote:
You cannot opt out of receiving threat-to-life emergency alerts. This is for your safety.
Which answers the question; since you aren't allowed to disable them there's no point in showing the sliders that would allow you to do so.
Indeed, third party site "iPhone in Canada" has a page devoted to this:
CRTC spokeswoman Patricia Valladao, told the Canadian Press “People cannot opt out of this,” adding, “There is a high importance that people — want it or not — receive these alerts.”
https://www.iphoneincanada.ca/carriers/emergency-cellphone-alerts-april-6-no-opt-out/
The CRTC states:
In Canada, all wireless service providers must participate in the National Public Alerting System. However, the CRTC does not regulate the companies that make mobile devices.
as well as:
Devices that are purchased outside of Canada or directly from the manufacturer may not meet Canadian alerting standards and guidelines.
https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/television/services/alert.htm
So it's possible that an SE purchased in the US might show the sliders where a new phone purchased in Canada would not.
William Kucharski wrote:
Judging from the RBC Mobile app, you're in Canada.
WARN Act AMBER, Emergency and Public Safety alerts as denoted are United States carrier features.
Good catch!
Where do you live?
If you live somewhere you are not allowed to shut them off (notably, Canada), the controls will not be displayed.
Screenshot from my iPhone 12 Pro Max iOS 14.3 taken moments ago:
As we keep telling you, Apple doesn't deliver Amber Alerts. Your cellular provider does. What did your cellular provider say when you asked them why you don't have them on your phone? You keep looking to Apple and you are looking at the wrong entity.
Go to Settings -> Notifications and scroll all the way to the bottom; that's where the settings have always been.
If you don’t have cellular service on your device, you won’t have the Emergency Alerts section. Could that be the issue.
i would check your current iOS software. There is a new update out for 14.4 the just launched last week
Do you live in the United States?
Is your primary SIM not a US SIM?
No, you have heard this on some sketchy site. But you got me curious so I did a check at my favorite coffee shop. 23 different iPhones, 2 running 14.2, 1 running 13.7, 20 with 14.3 On all of them they had the notifications just like the screen shot in William's screen shot.
iOS 14.3 missing amber alerts and emergency notifications.
