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[eMwonKtnoDuoY]

Is there anyway to get this on our phones?  

I can't post links yet...but google "tmobile doc 3031"    



Overview

The service was designed so that it will not be delayed or bogged down by the kind of high call-traffic scenarios that often happen in an emergency. There will be three kinds of messages that go out over the service:

• Messages from the President
  
• Imminent threats to safety of life
  
• Amber Alerts

Note: Participating carriers may allow subscribers to opt out of all except those from the President.

Only certain T-Mobile devices are currently CMAS-enabled. The current list of phones can be found

When CMAS alerts are received on your CMAS-enabled device, you will be notified in the following ways:

• The device will transmit a unique tone
  
• The device will vibrate with a unique cadence
  
• The device will display the alert without user interaction, consistent with how the device typically displays incoming phone calls and SMS messages.

[joeblow789]

Same question, but for a Droid 2.  Since there's only 2 threads in all of Cyanogenland mentioning CMAS, I'm posting here.  I've tried several CMAS apps from the Play Store, even tried extracting & deodexing CMAS.apk from various ROMs, but none seem to work.  They seem to install fine, but do nothing when a known CMAS message is broadcast.  The fact that CMAS apps are available in the Play Store from several carriers intended for multiple Android devices suggests that support shouldn't be difficult.  Lists of supported devices are just recent devices the big carriers have issued ROM updates for.

The CMAS system is tested the 3rd Wednesday of every month.  If you've been getting strange garbled text messages at that time or around severe weather events, that's a CMAS message without the proper app to decode it.  Not all carriers have activated CMAS in all markets yet, particularly AT&T, but most carriers in most markets are up & running.

Not supporting CMAS is like not wearing a seatbelt, it seems unimportant until you really need it.  Tens of millions live near a coast & are subject to extreme violent weather like hurricanes.  Millions more live in tornado alley or the blizzard belt.  Still others are subject to historic wildfires.  Heck, all I really want is to know is when a hailstorm is coming so I can move my car.  Come on folks, quit ignoring CMAS.