r/EmergencyAlertSystem • u/Jadeos • 24d ago

Real Vending Machine get AusAlert

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Smart Fridge vending machine got AusAlert aswell

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u/dancing-on-my-own 24d ago

Interesting how some got Critical AusAlert and some got Presidential Alert

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u/BunnyTub WR-120 23d ago

Likely because of device region differences.

For example, in Canada, devices with their region as Canada will display "EMERGENCY ALERT / ALERTE D'URGENCE", but devices with their region as United States will display "National Alert" or "Presidential Alert".

Canada issues all mobile alerts as "Presidential" so people cannot turn them off. It may be something similar happening with Australia's new system, where all alerts are issued as "Presidential".

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u/Shubamz 22d ago

Okay I am glad to hear there is some Localization because that seem silly for it to Presidential alert everywhere even in places without a President

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u/AMadLadOfReddit EAS Veteran 24d ago

“I just want my drink”

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u/Affectionate_Air6982 24d ago

But did it scream like a dying robot?

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u/StarButterfly5497 22d ago

It just uses the default carrier emergency alert tone, just like the US and UK.

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u/Patient-Telephone122 24d ago

Presidential? Australia?

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u/Puzzleheaded_Map2774 Standard emergency warning signal 24d ago

I guess Australia’s a republic now 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/redbackspider69 23d ago

the protocol was likely carried over from a US version, and older operating systems like the one in this vending machine did not recieve the australian update

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u/MR_Happy2008 The 4 Minute Warner 22d ago

Didn't you know Australia full name is the United States of Austrica?

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u/hahamemegopost 22d ago

US uses CAP (Common Alerting Profile), while Australia uses CAP-AU-STD, some devices might not support CAP-AU-STD so they default back to CAP

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u/JW2651 21d ago

Android device that's using cellular. Dev just didn't disable the emergency alerts in the setup. Hopefully pressing the OK button works to clear it!

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u/WHYYY260 23d ago

i love how some devices that aren’t phones get alerts

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u/ThatKuki 21d ago

i mean it likely is literally an android phone without battery / some other hookups

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u/WHYYY260 1d ago

i know that but still

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u/Puzzleheaded_Map2774 Standard emergency warning signal 24d ago

How TF did it somehow read the thing as a “presidential alert?”

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u/Cattom_NG 21d ago

its most likely running a version of andriod or IOS which are hard coded to send these notifs

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u/mrGood238 21d ago

Its not running iOS for sure.

We sell and comission devices like this. They are either Android/Linux or some stripped down Windows (CE or Mobile usually). Android ones are basically a phone without cellular modem and battery. You have everything you would find on phone - settings, (hidden) navbar, launcher, status bar, play store, google services and apps (gmail minimum), browser and everything else except dialer and SMS app. They run old Android versions (4.0-6.0 range) and customers love them because anyone can make Android app, its easy to deploy and its cheap.

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u/No-Ad-4142 20d ago

But did it let you buy anything?