Android users were alarmed before the California earthquake

This tuesday, people in California felt a moderate earthquake.

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This tuesday, people in California felt a moderate earthquake.

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some of the smartphone users got a heads-up before it happened.

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Android users were warned just afew seconds before the earthquake.

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Experts hope the technology will eventually give people enough time to find shelter or to duck and cover.

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An app was released by the Researchers at Berkeley, called MyShake.

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According to the reports, the app works on both iPhone and Android.

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Google announced that in 2020 it would implement Berkeley’s technology directly into Android,

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After the earthquake of magnitude 5.1, people turned to Twitter after the .

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Also, Google CEO Sundar Pichai also felt and tweeted about getting the alert.

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