When Google released the first developer build of Android 15 earlier this year, a feature called Notification Cooldown was discovered, a handy feature for when notifications get intense. Thanks to this Cooldown notification, Android 15 by default will gradually reduce the volume of notifications When you have several of the same apps coming in a row, think of that chatty WhatsApp group, for example.
However, a problem with this function The thing is, while this reduces noise, it doesn’t prevent vibration, which in practice means the phone will continue to shake and generate a buzzing sound if you continue to receive notifications. Well, Google has an ace up its sleeve to solve this problem.
With Cooldown Notification you can also turn off notification vibration
Because as specialist Android journalist Mishaal Rahman explains in Android Authority, while browsing the latest Android 14 Beta 1.2, new options have appeared in addition to existing ones. So if we go to ‘Settings‘ > ‘Notifications‘ > ‘Notification cooldown‘we found a new toggle that says ‘vibrates when unlocked‘, or what is the same, vibrates when unlocked.
What exactly does this do? If the toggle is enabled, the phone will only vibrate when the screen is unlocked, that is, with this option enabled we will prevent the phone from vibrating continuously with notifications when locked, for example example when we have it in our pocket or bag.
Unlike the main “Notification Cooldown” feature, This option is disabled by default, but as you can see, activating it is not really a mystery and thus avoids the annoyance of the haptic motor which runs continuously. Of course, if you don’t want to miss notifications and have them come to you discreetly, just leave it disabled or even don’t use the feature altogether. Another possibility is to modify the default configuration of “Notification cooldown”, applied to all applications, and to limit it, for example, only to conversations.
Where to find notification cooldown. Android Authority
Although Google has hidden this user page in Android 15 Beta 1, it is not excluded that it will reappear in a future beta version. However, there is also the possibility that Google has decided to completely eradicate the function, although this is unlikely, since it was already present in the public version aimed at developers and when it returns it will do so with this new function.
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