A new notification cooldown feature was going to be included in Android 15, according to a story that we published earlier this year. This was seen in the first developer preview of Android 15, which gave users the ability to choose whether or not to silence consecutive alerts. However, when it was first introduced, the notification cooldown function could only be used to mute alerts; it did not have the ability to stop notifications from vibrating your phone. When your smartphone is inundated with a large number of alerts, this may be just as annoying as ringtones. Google is expected to solve this problem in the future beta version of Android 15, which is a fortunate development.
In the course of his investigation into the Android 15 Beta 1.2 update, AOSP code specialist Mishaal Rahman found an intriguing revelation about the in-development notification cooldown feature. This investigation was conducted on behalf of Android Authority. With some minor adjustments, he was able to re-enable the option by going to Settings, then selecting Notifications, and last selecting Notification cooldown. Rahman became aware of the fact that a new option labeled “Vibrate when unlocked” had been introduced to the settings page at that moment. The description of the toggle implies that turning it on would force the phone to vibrate only when the screen is unlocked. This is a function that has the potential to greatly minimize the number of vibrations that are really not essential.
The next beta release for Android 15 will have the ability to disable vibrations that are repeated.
When the toggle labeled “Vibrate when unlocked” is turned on, your mobile device will only vibrate when the screen is both on and unlocked. This means that your phone would only sound a full-volume ringtone the first time an app posted a notification with your screen turned off. After that, each subsequent notification, provided that you did not read or interact with the first one, would be quieter than the one before it. This is in conjunction with the broader notification cooldown feature.
On the other hand, despite the fact that this capability stops your phone from buzzing incessantly, it may also cause you to miss out on vital alerts. In this scenario, you have the ability to disable both the notification cooldown and the vibration function of the gadget. You also have the option of changing the setting that says “Apply cooldown to all notifications” to “Apply cooldown to conversations” if you would want to continue receiving consecutive alerts at maximum volume from applications that are not related to messaging.
Next month, Google is going to release Android 15 Beta 2, which is really exciting. Since the notification cooldown page was relegated to the background in Android 15 Beta 1, we can only hope that the manufacturer will bring it back. A setting that allows users to “Vibrate when unlocked” might be included in the future update from Google, which would make the situation even more appealing.
In addition, it is important to note that the notification cooldown function is presently only available on Pixel smartphones. This is due to the fact that Google often launches new features on its own devices first in order to collect input from users and eventually implement any required modifications. On the other hand, we anticipate that non-Pixel devices will also acquire this functionality whenever Android 15 is pushed out to them. This will ensure that the user experience is more uniform across all Android devices.
