A strange bug is silencing alerts, but a fix is already on the way.
Google’s release of Android 16 in June was a welcome one, bringing a host of new features to Pixel users. However, the rollout hasn’t been entirely smooth. A peculiar and frustrating bug has emerged, turning the notification experience into a bit of a mess for some.
The issue, first reported on Google’s Issue Tracker, is straightforward: if a notification is already sitting in your notification shade, any subsequent alert that comes in will be silent. As one user detailed, « subsequent notifications are not playing any sounds, even when volume has been set to the MAX ». The only way to hear a sound from a new notification is to first clear the existing ones. This bug isn’t picky, affecting a wide range of devices from the Pixel 6 all the way up to the new Pixel 10 series.
