Can be posted until Monday 3 June until 12:00 (noon)

NL-Alert test message
On Monday 3 June at around 12:00 (noon), the Dutch government will send a national NL-Alert test message. This way, you know how NL-Alert looks and sounds when you receive a NL-Alert on your mobile phone. Please note: you can hear the NL-Alert test message loudly if you use headphones or earphones. 
What is NL-Alert and when is it used?
NL-Alert is a Public Warning System in the Netherlands. NL-Alert is used in harmful and life-threatening situations in the Netherlands, like a major fire, a terrorist attack, an epidemic, or heavy weather. Do you see an NL-Alert? Read the message immediately, take action, and inform others. 
NL-Alert on your mobile phone
You receive NL-Alert on your mobile phone. This requires no action. When receiving an NL-Alert, your mobile will emit a loud and penetrating alarm sound. 
NL-Alert is based on cell broadcast technology. This technology is able to operate even in the event of phone network congestion or overload. NL-Alert is free and anonymous: you do not need to sign up and your phone number remains unknown.

NL-Alert on digital signage and advertising displays 

You can see NL-Alert on a growing number of digital signs at train, bus, tram, and metro stops. You will also see NL-Alert on more and more digital advertising displays. An NL-Alert is simultaneously displayed on signage and received on private mobile phones.

NL-Alert app

For people with hearing or visual impairments and people who are often close to the Dutch border, there is the NL-Alert app.

The NL-Alert app provides and supports accessibility features on your mobile phone. This makes NL-Alert clearer for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or visually impaired. The app is also convenient for people who are often in proximity to the Dutch border. Since you might miss a regular NL-Alert when your phone is connected to a foreign transmitter mast. With the NL-Alert app, you can always receive an NL-Alert when you are close to the border. 

The NL-Alert app can be downloaded for free in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.