“My husband plays that mobile game all the time!”
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grindr has a custom notification noise? isn't that indiscreet for an app like that?
Yeah I don't know any apps that have custom notifications out of the box these days, apart from Messenger. It's too convenient just to use the operating system's API and default to the user's default sound.
I don't know if there's some way to override/customise the notification sounds on Android on per-app basis. At one point in history I wanted Twitter to go [random bird noises] and Reddit to go "Le." but since I don't use either of them anymore I really didn't investigate this further.
In WhatsApp you can set custom notification sounds, I believe it even supports notification sounds on a per-contact basis. So safe to say you can do it as an app developer.
I used to use custom sounds I downloaded for a few people and it was useful, but it's clunky and time-consuming to set up for even a few contacts. I had to get the sounds on a PC because all the sound apps on the store feel like malware and are riddled with ads.
I think there is an option but it might be dependent on which company makes your phone.
It's actually really easy for a developer and for a user. Apps can provide a notification sound for themselves, but the Android API automatically creates a user interface inside of the notifications settings that let a user set a sound of their choice on a per-notification-channel (for example, Discord has separate channels for "Incoming calls", "Direct messages", "Friend requests", and a heap more) basis.
Signal does, that dee-deep sound it makes.
When I installed it used the default. I'm on GrapheneOS, how about you?
On my Samsung Android phone it's configurable but I think when I installed the app aeons ago it used their distinctive ding. On desktop Linux incoming messages throw standard push notifications.
I'm wondering whether it automatically copied using the default notification from my old phone then. I'm pretty sure I didn't change the Signal Notification sounds on my current phone.
Mine also uses the default (for the very few times I've ever taken my phone off of vibrate). I'm just using an out-of-the-box Samsung.
Can confirm as well that my friends with iPhones also have the generic sound for their device for Signal.
on my phone (GrapheneOS / Android 14) u can accomplish this with:
- Go to 'App Info' for the app (this can be done by long-pressing the app's home screen icon > App Info)
- Select 'Notifications'
- Select the specific notification kind (eg. 'New Message' or whatever)
- Select 'Sound', which opens a radio-input of thw default system sounds, and an option to add a custom sound from a file
i would imagine most android builds, which are not very customized (such as samsung/oppo), would handle this similarly
For me, it only ever made the normal plonk, nothing fancy and custom.
I have the Pornhub jingle set as my rintone. I regularly hear "I know that sound where is it from?"
Tell them it's grindr next time.
That's brilliant, you're hilarious.
username checks out
Post an audio file of the noise
Don't be a coward. Download Grindr and make a match.
Then obv you can't ghost the guy.
Explain the situation.
Become friends.
Fall in love.
The closeted gay was you all along!
But I'm a married lesbian attempting to troll family…
Open yourself up to new things
Oh my!
don't forget lube
User name checks out then
Only 50%. We have not confirmed her rank yet.
That's an excellent cover story!
Good enough to fool even yourself... 🧐
That becomes work when I just want to cause chaos
work it
In chaos I'm free
Destruction is art
Panickedly? Really?
How would you say it? Panickily? Panicly? Panically?
It would be hilarious to build some little thing, basically a bluetooth speaker you could stick somewhere, to play stuff like that from under a table or behind a couch, from something like a phone speaker.
I'm sure I've seen something like this, like a Bluetooth noise box, powered by batteries..
I wouldn't want to use one of those music listening type "sexy speakers" like what Dankpods has. Powa ahn. Blewtewth moad. Because it would sound too big and sharp, needs to be out of a tinny little 5mm driver.
I showed my partner this post and he let out a genuine belly laugh. Well done!
On one hand, I'm glad I don't have too many really bigoted relatives. On the other hand, this would be so fucking funny.