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[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Wouldn't you run into the same issue though? Clash is online only. The tablets still get amber alerts on WiFi right?

[–] EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don't know...I don't really use my phone for anything besides communication.

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If you have no idea whether or not buying a tablet would fix this situation why did you tell people to buy a tablet? Isn't that kind of weird?

[–] EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

because a tablet doesn't have a connection to a cellular network. I thought you were one of the people asking about sandboxing apps

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Nope. The one asking how this fixes his alerts issue when mobile gaming requires an internet connection which is what started all this.

[–] EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

oh...well here in the US, those amber alerts are only on cellphones connected to mobile networks. A tablet that's not on your mobile plan wouldn't be connected to that alert system, especially if you use a good VPN like mullvad or proton.

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-to-turn-off-amber-alerts/#:~:text=What%20You%20Need&text=However%2C%20these%20alerts%20will%20blast,authorities%20recover%20these%20abducted%20innocents.

This and many other sources say they do. Of course its easy to turn off, just a few clicks. Not something you need to fix with a VPN and sure as hell not something id suggest buying a whole new device to avoid.

[–] EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I've only ever had those alerts on cellphones I've owned, never on any of the android tablets I've ever had.

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

And truly compelling evidence of the absolute inability for it to occur at all, ever, in this reality. 👀

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

This thread has definitely been weird ill say that lol

[–] EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 7 months ago

again, sorry all the usernames on here blur together for me

[–] tfowinder@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

TIL about Amber alert. Wth, How many children are going missing over there?

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You guys don't have anything like that? I mean it's not really a matter of how many... Which yeah we probably have more than average... But I figured most countries had some kind of alert system to try to help track down kidnapped children

[–] tfowinder@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Nah we don't,

There would be one every minute here in India

[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

ohgods. 🤢😢