You can have your phone or tablet make a brief noise, chime, or vibration whenever an app, call, or message notification comes through. Like customizing your ringtone with your favorite song, you can ...

With these simple steps, you’ll know who’s trying to reach you just by the sound of the alert. It’s that easy and incredibly convenient. Give it a try, and never miss an important message again.

Android 15 is preparing a big redesign of the volume panel that also makes it collapsible. Android’s volume panel lets you change the media, call, ringer, notification, and alarm volume. The volume ...

Android 15’s new notification cooldown feature will also stop repetitive vibrations. Previously, we confirmed notification cooldown gradually lowers the volume when you get a lot of successive ...

Discover Android's new Sound Notifications feature that alerts you to smoke alarms, doorbells, and baby cries even when ...

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