Google says its Android Earthquake Alerts system reached 11.4 million people ahead of earthquakes in Venezuela, providing warnings before the shaking began. Google attributes the early notifications to an Android feature that can use phone sensors and related infrastructure to issue alerts to users who have the system enabled and whose devices are eligible. The reports describe that Venezuela does not have a national earthquake warning system. In that context, millions of Android phones received alerts shortly before two major quakes occurred. Google says the alerts reached more than 2.5 billion Android devices worldwide, indicating wide availability of the feature. According to Google’s account as reported by multiple outlets, the notifications can provide users with a window of time—described as up to about two minutes in the case of the Venezuela events—during which people may take protective action. The sources focus on the count of users who received warnings and the timing of those warnings relative to the earthquakes, rather than on details of damage or emergency response measures. The feature’s availability and operation depend on device support and configuration.