Change notification sounds & vibrations
You can change how your Pixel phone alerts you to new notifications. You can pick a new sound, change the vibration, and control visual alerts like notification dots.
Change your notification sound
You can choose a new default sound for all your notifications, or set a special sound for a specific app.
Change your default sound:
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Sound & vibration 👁 and then
Notification. - Once you choose a sound, tap Save.
Set a special sound for one app:
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Notifications 👁 and then
App notifications 👁 and then
the app's name. - Tap Notification categories 👁 and then
the category you want to change 👁 and then
Sound. - Choose a new sound.
- Tap Save.
Change vibration & visual alerts
You can change how your phone vibrates and control visual alerts for notifications.
Change your settings for Vibrations & haptics:
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Sound & vibration 👁 and then
Vibrations & haptics. - You can tap to adjust the vibration strength for notifications.
Change your settings for Flash notifications:
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Notifications 👁 and then
Flash notifications. - You can make the camera light or your screen flash when you get a notification.
Understand sound exposure notifications
Important: This feature is available on Android 15 and later.
If you listen to audio at a high volume on headphones and the sound levels exceed safe volumes, sound exposure alerts you. It may lower the volume to a safe level after continued use.
If the sound goes over 100 dB SPL per 5 minutes and 105 dB SPL per minute, a notification warning about the potential risk of dangerous environment exposure appears. You’ll also get an alert if your volume gets turned down.1
- To continue to listen with your headphones at a high volume, tap Keep listening.
- To lower the volume of the sound, tap Lower volume.
Tips:
- Your Pixel phone automatically enables sound exposure notifications. They can’t be turned off.
- If you don’t acknowledge or dismiss the notification, it automatically lowers the volume.
- If the sound suddenly increases, your phone automatically lowers the volume to a safe level.
1 Sound exposure notifications enhance Pixel's audio framework and audio HAL to measure continuous sound dose exposure, aligning with the EN 50332-3 standard for headphone listening. Learn more about Sound dose.