New Delhi, June 13 -- In 2020, Google launched its Android earthquake alerts feature - a clever system that can actually detect unusual seismic activity by analysing sensor data from millions of phones. If the system picks up on something out of the ordinary, it sends users an alert about the earthquake, including extra details like how strong it is and how far away the epicentre is. You cross your fingers you'll never have to use it, but just knowing it exists is reassuring enough. And now, this feature is strapping itself onto your wrist, ready to send life-saving alerts straight to your smartwatch.

The first sign of this new feature came from the Google System Release Notes page, which quietly mentioned that users will "get alerts on ...