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 Notification.
Once you choose a sound, tap Save.

Set a special sound for one app:

Open your phone's Settings app.
Tap Notifications App notifications the app's name.
Tap Notification categories the category you want to change 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 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 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.}