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.
