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SKYMAN513
13: Advanced Member

Hi all

I was just changing my settings in my stock sms app on my S7 EDGE 

And although I've seen it in my settings before I have no idea what cell broadcast is for

I have tried looking but found loads of answers from putting the correct dialling code for the town your in 

To sending multiple messages and quite a few others

Does any one no what it's exact use is as I don't want to disable it not knowing what it's use is 

It's In message settings and then more settings

Thanks

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Sukhi
Moderator (Retired)
Moderator (Retired)

@SKYMAN513

 

Cell Broadcast is designed for simultaneous delivery to multiple users in a specified area :Smiling:

Networks have the possibility to automatically send your messages. You can disable this from the settings, if you don't want to receive such messages. 

 




SKYMAN513
13: Advanced Member

Thanks for reply 

If I leave it on can apps use it to send messages

hrym
17: Community Champion
17: Community Champion

No.   It's purely for receiving messages sent by the network.  My old Nokias used to display the local area code if it was on, but that went with Symbian and, afaik, Android ignores it too.

 I agree @hrym

Me too with an old Samsung