 Hi friends and followers, welcome back to my YouTube channel, this is Daniel Rossell. Technology is a big interest of mine and since the war broke out here in Israel, I've been looking for the most efficient way to stay tuned into the national emergency alert system, commonly referred to in Hebrew as Zeva Adom. I've shared videos before showing how you can set up a Shabbat compliant alert system using a desktop computer by which I mean a laptop or a desktop, basically not a smartphone. In today's video I wanted to share a project I recently undertook in which I picked up a cheap miniature Android device from Aliexpress and now have it set up as a dedicated standalone phone for picking up red alert notifications 24x7. The rationale here is that I don't want to be dependent upon my day to day phone for receiving the alerts or to have to worry about that device staying charged. Instead, I keep this miniature Android permanently attached to an AC charger so that it stays powered on a rent block. Like most androids these days, all that requires is a USB type C charger which goes into a standard plug outlet. As I'll probably share this video on a couple of Facebook groups, please note that like all my videos about wartime preparedness, this content is not monetized so that ads don't get in the way of their viewing experience. Please feel free to pass on this video if you think it could help somebody. Now let's go step by step through the project. Step one, buy a miniature Android phone. The first thing I did was purchase a cheap Android device on Aliexpress. Of course, if you happen to have a spare Android lying around, you could simply use that. However, I decided to specifically pick up a miniature Android for this project. Here's an example of a cheap 140 shackled smartphone on Aliexpress. The display is only 3 inches. These miniature androids literally fit into the palm of your hand and are quite the novelty. They're low on RAM and their specs are overall pretty underpowered for day to day use, but for a really simple project like this one, I like to think of them as the raspberry pies of the Android world. Step two, pick up a cheap data plan. One of the few things that's actually cheaper in Israel than most of the countries is cellular data. Firstly, you don't actually need a data plan. Assuming that you have Wi-Fi at home, you could simply connect your miniature phone to the home network. However, as this is supposed to be an emergency preparedness project, I think it pays to take no chances and purchase a dedicated data sim just for the project. This way, if your home Wi-Fi goes down, you'll still be able to pick up the alerts. You can use the Israeli website Kamaze in order to compare the cost of data plans. I ended up picking up a data-only subscription through Ramilevi Mobile for only 30 shackles a month. Wecom, which was formally called We4G, also offers really cheap data-only subs. Step three, install the Homefront Command app. Finally, we'll want to install the Homefront Command app from the Google Play Store. I did a video about this before. Of course, installing an app isn't that complicated, but I personally strongly recommend disabling the default battery optimization setting on your Android to ensure that it keeps running and is able to receive any notifications in your alert area. To do this, long-click on the Homefront Command app and then go into the notification area. Under permissions, click into Battery. By default, it's probable that the app will be optimizing its battery use. In order to change that, click into the next menu and then change the optimization setting from optimizing to not optimizing. This should eliminate the chance that you'll miss any important notifications. Finally, it's worth going into the notifications setting page which can be found within the app itself under the menu, which in turn can be accessed by clicking on the right. If you prefer that the default notification sound is save a dome as well as a siren, you can change that. The beauty of this miniature Android phone is that it's really pretty miniature. It can easily fit alongside your regular day-to-day phone in your pocket. Another advantage of this approach is that you can make sure that the mini Red Alert phone doesn't have any other apps installed in it so that it doesn't produce any unwanted notifications. This can be especially useful for people who keep the Shabbat but want to keep tuned into notifications. The only notification that my mini Android gives off is the Red Alerts. One further little thing you might consider doing is adding a label to the phone so that you don't mistake it for your day-to-day handset. This would be a really great setup for perhaps an elderly person or somebody who isn't very proficient with technology and wants to have a system that requires essentially no maintenance. Total costs are the cost of the Android itself, which was about $50, and the optional monthly subscription to data which costs something like $10. That's it for the project, I hope this was helpful and do consider subscribing if you'd like to get more videos from me.