agrochemical

I'm a Proton customer but not with them on this one. Proton already offers multiple apps that compete with Apple. Nothing prevents Proton from making its own devices and deciding which third parties may have access to it.

Michail said:

Why doesn’t Apple just purchase that pesky company, Masimo?  Problem solved👍. 

No. They should do what Segway did. Segway sued Ninebot over patent infringement, so Ninebot bought Segway.

Bias against open source solutions is sooo typical of these big-name site reviewers. How can you not mention KeePassXC? Been using it for years, cross-platform, works great on Sonoma. And a compatible app is MacPass.

The national test doesn't affect ALL smartphones in US, because more than 450 cellular carriers don't participate in Wireless Emergency Alerts. The FCC has stated this a number of times. Only about 75 carriers participate.

That is why the government pointed out that it only involves participating mobile carriers.

Also, the advice about entering strings of characters into the phone is off track for three reasons:

1. Apple changed this to a simple toggle in the phone settings;

2. All phones ship from the factory with the test toggle OFF. There is no reason to toggle that on, unless you are affiliated with a public safety agency that is doing these internal tests. And - most importantly:

3. The national test is sent with the National Alert code, not a test code. Turning off all alerts and tests in the phone settings will have no effect on reception of the test. This is clear from the FAQ.