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- Some Pixel owners have found a strange notification bug in Android 16.
- Affected users found that notifications don’t play any sounds when there’s already a notification in the dropdown menu.
- Google has acknowledged the problem and said a fix is coming in the next Android 16 QPR release.
Google released the stable version of Android 16 back in June, and it brings some welcome features to the platform. Unfortunately, the update has also introduced a peculiar bug for some.
A user posted a report on Google’s Issue Tracker back in June, detailing a strange notification issue in Android 16. More specifically, the user and several others found that notifications don’t play any sounds when there’s already a notification in the notification shade.