This year, monsoon has arrived in kerala before the scheduled time and now soon the rains are going to start in the rest of the country as well. In such a situation, while on one hand there will be relief from the heat, on the other hand, sudden heavy rains, storms and winds can increase the problems of the people. Storms have already wreaked havoc in many areas including Delhi-NCR. If you also go out daily, then now is the time to prepare your smartphone for the monsoon. With the help of some simple settings and apps, you can get timely weather information and avoid getting stuck or drenched in the rain.

It is important to keep the location on

Only if your phone's location service is on, you will be able to get the correct information related to the weather. As soon as there is any change in the weather, the phone's weather app or google will send you an alert. With this, you can adjust your travel or day-long planning according to the weather.

Use your phone's weather app correctly

Every smartphone already has a weather app. Whether your phone is Android or iPhone, with its help you can know the weather condition for the next several days. Keep the notification settings of the app on so that you can get information about weather warnings immediately.

Do download the official app of IMD

Do install the official app 'Mausam' of the Meteorological Department of the government of india i.e. IMD. In this app, you get real-time updates as well as the weather forecast for the coming days. The special thing is that in this, alerts for situations like rain, storm, heat wave and hail are also received on time.

Get weather alerts from Google

If you give full access of location to google Apps, then it will also keep sending you the latest updates of the weather. For this, go to the settings of your phone and set google to "Allow all the time" so that whenever the weather is about to change, you get to know immediately.

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