With the purpose of controlling frequent notifications by progressively lowering their volume, Google has launched the "notification cooldown" feature, which will be included in the next Android 15 version. However, users observed that this feature didn't affect continuous vibrations caused by the alerts. In response, a new feature called "vibrate when unlocked" has been unveiled in the most recent Android 15 Beta 1.2 update to address this problem.
The new setting ensures that the user’s phone will only vibrate when the screen is unlocked, effectively preventing the device from vibrating in the pocket due to numerous alerts from the same app.
However, unlike the primary notification cooldown feature, "vibrate when unlocked" is not enabled by default. Users concerned about their phone's haptic feedback being excessively triggered by alerts can easily activate the "vibrate when unlocked" feature.
For those worried about missing important alerts, they have the option to keep the "vibrate when unlocked" toggle deactivated and also turn off the notification cooldown completely. Alternatively, users can change the default setting of "apply cooldown to all notifications" to "apply cooldown to conversations." This way they can avoid missing crucial alerts other than messages.
While Google had hidden the "notification cooldown" page from users in Android 15 Beta 1, it is expected to reappear in a future beta firmware, possibly in the forthcoming Android 15 Beta 2 release next month. The reintroduction of this feature is anticipated to include the new "vibrate when unlocked" toggle. Furthermore, since the code for the "notification cooldown" feature already exists in AOSP (Android Open Source Project), it is projected to be available on non-Pixel devices as well.
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