RedAlert - צבע אדום

Elad‌‌ Nava

About this app

RedAlert was developed by volunteers to provide real-time emergency alerts for Israeli citizens.

The app relays real-time safety alerts published by the Home Front Command (Pikud Haoref).

★ Speed & reliability - alerts are received before / during the official siren thanks to dedicated notification servers
★ Location-based alerts - receive emergency alerts on the move in addition to city / region selection
★ Threat types - receive alerts about rocket fire, hostile aircraft intrusion, terrorist infiltration, and more
★ Alert history - see the list of recent alerts, their location, and time of day (in your local time)
★ Connectivity test - check, at any time, whether your device is able to receive alerts via the "self-test" option
★ Sound selection - choose from 15 unique sounds for alerts or choose a custom sound
★ Silent mode override - the application will override silent / vibrate mode to sound alerts
★ Vibration - your phone will vibrate in addition to playing the selected alert sound
★ Area selection - select preferred alert cities / regions by searching for them
★ Countdown - alerts will display the estimated time until impact
★ I'm safe - let your friends and family know you are safe by sending an "I'm safe" message via the app
★ Localization - the app has been translated to multiple languages (Hebrew, English, Arabic, Russian, Italian, Spanish, French, German, and Portuguese)

Attention:
1. This application was developed by volunteers and is not owned or operated by the military, country or Home Front Command.
2. The application is not a replacement for the official rocket alert systems, use it only as a supplement. In case of unstable connectivity, the application will not be able to receive rocket alerts.
3. Please adhere to the Home Front Command's official instructions for when a rocket alarm goes off:
http://www.oref.org.il/
4. Location-based Alerts require enabling a foreground service which updates your location in the background, even when you don't use the app.
5. There is an optional remote messaging foreground service which improves alert delivery in real time when the app is in the background.

The app is open sourced on GitHub:
https://github.com/eladnava/redalert-android

Special thanks to:
1. Ilana Badner for the Russian translation
2. Rodolphe Moulin for the French translation
3. Matteo Villosio for the Italian translation
4. David Chevallier for the German translation
5. Rodrigo Sabino for the Portuguese translation
6. Nathan Ellenberg and Noam Hashmonai for the Spanish translation
7. Eden Galant for Siren 1 and Siren 2 in sound selection
8. Thanks to the developers of the Tzofar app for the map polygon data

Visit our website:
https://redalert.me

Ratings and reviews

Installed new update. It asks for me to enable push notifications, and then, continuously says "network error" try again. I went into phone settings and notifications are enabled but when I open the app, I have to clear the error to get to main screen. All settings are grayed out and unable to change them in app. I can see the recent alerts but only after clearing the error. I have cleared cache and reinstalled twice. Definitely a bug. Old version worked better.

For some reason this app has begun to make a stupid sound of voices and passing cars whenever there is a notification, and I can't figure out how to turn it off. It is totally inappropriate, and didn't always do this. Edit: I think that it might be making the "funny" sound in addition to the sound that I chose. But I can't turn it off. Edit: I uninstalled and reinstalled, and it appears to have solved the problem, so far

A great app, so reliable! All the apps out there get their data from the same API, but this is the one I always recommend because its features and customization are simplest to manage. The ability to easily configure primary and secondary alert sounds, including alert volume, is literally a life saver. Thank you!

What's new

Fixed bug with "Funny" sound playing accidentally
Added live map of all alerts in Israel in the past 24 hours

Bug fixes
Improved reliability
Improved battery consumption
Updated the names of cities and towns

Added dark mode
Location alerts (must be activated in advanced settings)
Added a full Arabic translation
Added a full Russian translation
Added map polygons
Added an option to choose a custom sound
Alert popup - activate it in Advanced Settings