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When inside the chat itself, there is no notification sound for incoming messages. The messages just show visually, with no audio.

But when outside of the chat, or not in the messages app, the sounds occur when messages come in.

This was the case on multiple Samsung phones, and with multiple different messages apps for SMS/MMS/RCS.

Is there a way to solve this? Couldn't find any solutions after researching

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[-] PlogLod@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Use case example: You're busy doing something, but you send a message to someone and leave the chat open because you can't close it at that second. You look away from your phone and continue what you were doing. A message comes through but because the chat is open, you don't hear a sound. Then you get back to your phone 30 minutes later, and find that the person had already replied to you 27 minutes ago. If the sound still played even while the chat was open, you would have stopped what you were doing and responded to them as soon as you got their message.

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Sounds like you missed out on a booty call.

[-] chepox@sopuli.xyz 5 points 11 months ago

In my country we mostly use WhatsApp and it has a specific option in the menus that says 'in chat notification sound' which does exactly what you are looking for.

What I would suggest is try another messaging app that is more feature rich such as textra. I bet they do a better job at handling notifications than the default app.

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

For what it's worth 4 days later, this bugs me too on my Google Pixel phone! My daughter texts me something, we go back and forth, something interrupts and I don't realize she's asked a question and I've left her hanging.

[-] Shadow@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago

No way I know of. Hit your power button and turn the phone off when you look away.

Pretty much all apps work as you describe.

[-] PlogLod@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Thanks, but how silly is that!. I only noticed it recently but the idea is bugging me. It feels like I have to close the chat as soon as I look away from it. I don't need that kind of "stress".

[-] PlogLod@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Also, wet hands, texting someone while im in the shower. Leave the phone on the table after just managing to compose and send a text and cant click out of the chat or turn off the screen. No bueno

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