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Yo is pivoting from simply sending the word yo to contacts of your choice to doing something more worthwhile: alerting Israelis of terrorist attacks. The novelty app, reports The Times of Israel, has been retooled by two developers to work with Red Alert, another app that warns users about rocket, mortar, and missile attacks throughout the country. Yo provides the same basic notifications as Red Alert, but reaches a wider user base than Red Alert (which only supports Android and only within Israel) and its tapping feature makes it simpler for users to navigate. The app wont replace air raid sirens and radio alerts, but thats not the point, said Red Alert co-author Ari Sprung. More people than ever want to know what is going on in Israel in real time, he told The Times.