Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority
TL;DR
- Google is cleansing up Android’s “Sound & vibration” settings web page within the upcoming Android 16 QPR1 replace.
- As a substitute of 1 lengthy record, the brand new format teams settings into distinct classes like “sound patterns” and “Audio.”
- The amount sliders additionally get a contemporary design, whereas different choices are relocated to make the web page really feel much less cluttered.
After greater than 16 years of growth, the Android OS is filled with options. In the event that they weren’t organized, navigating them could be a multitude. For a very long time, that’s precisely what Android’s sound settings web page felt like, however Google is lastly cleansing it up within the subsequent quarterly launch of Android 16.
After putting in Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 on our Pixel machine, we seen that the Settings > Sound & vibration menu has acquired a significant cleanup. As a substitute of presenting each setting in a single vertical record, the newest Android 16 QPR1 beta separates them by class. As an example, the “telephone ringtone,” “default notification sound,” and “default alarm sound” choices are actually grouped underneath a brand new “sound patterns” part. In the meantime, the “Spatial Audio” and “Media” objects are underneath a brand new “Audio” part. The 5 quantity sliders stay on the high of the web page, however they’ve been up to date with the extra fashionable Materials 3 Expressive design seen within the quantity panel. Moreover, the “audio will play on” entry not sits awkwardly between the media and name quantity sliders however has been moved to the very high.
Right here’s a gallery displaying the Sound & Vibration settings web page in Android 16 versus Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2:
And if that’s not sufficient to showcase the distinction, right here’s a listing that exhibits simply how unorganized this web page was earlier than and after the replace to Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2:
Sound & Vibration settings in Android 16
- Media quantity
- Audio will play on
- Name quantity
- Ring quantity
- Notification quantity
- Alarm quantity
- Telephone ringtone
- Dwell Caption
- Spatial audio
- Now Taking part in
- Media
- Vibration & haptics
- Default notification sound
- Default alarm sound
- Clear Calling
- Dial pad tones
- Display locking sound
- Charging sounds and vibration
- Faucet & click on sounds
- All the time present icon when in vibrate mode
Sound & Vibration Settings in Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2
- Quantity
- Audio will play on
- Media quantity
- Name quantity
- Ring quantity
- Notification quantity
- Alarm quantity
- Vibration & haptics
- Sound patterns
- Telephone ringtone
- Default notification sound
- Default alarm sound
- Audio
- System sounds & vibrations
- Dial pad tones
- Display locking sound
- Charging sounds and vibration
- Faucet & click on sounds
- All the time present icon when in vibrate mode
- Dwell Caption
- Adaptive Sound
- Now Taking part in
- Clear Calling
I’m glad to see Google lastly begin to tidy up Android’s sound settings in Android 16 QPR1. That is one thing I complained about again in 2023, as I seen Google was reorganizing many different pages within the Settings app whereas leaving the Sound & vibration web page untouched. The Materials 3 Expressive redesign, which locations menu objects in separate playing cards, goes a great distance in making the Settings app really feel much less cluttered. Nevertheless, the Sound & vibration web page beforehand undermined this by maintaining all its choices in a single lengthy, vertical record. Whereas the brand new web page nonetheless has too many settings underneath the “system sounds & vibrations” part on the backside, it’s significantly better than earlier than.
