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Originally Posted by Joborule
I believe that if you're leaving your phone on in your bedroom, you're leaving it on for a notification of some type. If you really don't want to be disturbed at all, then turn off your phone.
When it comes to immetimate life in danger, do we really want to reduce the possibility of people taking immediate action if they're device is on and they are able to receive the notification? Because these alerts can be set to silent, but then is it working as well as intended?
I don't know how much compromise should be made for this, considering the stakes.
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I'm leaving it my bedroom as an alarm clock. Or in the very rare instance, a nuclear attack, tsunami or other imminent threat to my life.
For the people that happen to be sleeping, what are they going to do with this uncontrollable alert going off multiple times at 5 am, 6 am and 8 am?
Is the intention to wake (a million) people up multiple times in a 1000 km radius and have them get dressed to drive and look around for the child?
If people happen to be asleep, an alert that might be silent but still forcible will still be there if they wake up and are actually conscious to do something about it. If they happen to be awake at the time of the alert, it will also be there in their face so they can do something about it. The people awake are also likely not to have their DND setting off so the alarm can blare all they like to get their attention. In both instances, people are still getting the alert in their face when they are actually conscious.
EDIT: I honestly don't understand what is lost if we allow the alert to not sound if a phone is put in Do not Disturb mode. You are getting the text alert either way, it's going to be in your face. Is the intention to wake those sleeping to physically join in the search?
EDIT of the EDIT: A why the hell doesn't the alert system show a damn picture of the missing kid/possible abductee in this day and age? It would be so much more helpful.