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Like, are you ever about in public, hear that ding and think “ah yes, homosexuality.”

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 hours ago

No, you're safe.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I don't even know what my messages notification sounds like.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 23 hours ago

If I find out then I'll 100% be making it my ringtone to see which of my friends/colleagues react

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

You assume I'm ever "about in public"?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago

Unless grinder got a custom notification sound, saying something like "Im gonna prone bone til you gone" i would probably write it off as some message notification

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

No, I would have no idea. It's a standard notification? You can't choose the sound? If it was a ladies site I'd say "vibrate" would be the obvious choice, but for a gay men's site, no idea.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No volume, vibrate, led, or push notifications. If you want my attention badly enough, call. And I will screen the call and text you back at my convenience. I will not be on a leash. Now excuse me while I doomscroll for 2 to 17 hours.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 23 hours ago

2 to 17 inclusive or exclusive?

[–] [email protected] 67 points 1 day ago

The only thing I think when I hear someone else's notification is, why the fuck is it so loud and why the fuck aren't they silencing it?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago

My phones have been silent forever. I hate all notification sounds.

[–] [email protected] 72 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Why.. would we? This makes no sense.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I never used twitter, but I still know what the notification sound sounds like because of memes

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I don't. What kind of memes centre around Twitter notification sounds, anyway?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

There's silly meme video compilations, and they are about anything

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Who keeps notifications on? Anything? I put my phone on silent back in 2012 and I've never looked back.

Edit. Sorry, to clarify. I turn notification sounds off. Still get the actual pop up.. Some not important ones get total silents but still pop a bubble so at some point I'll look at it. For those things that need to be noticed i make sure they vibrate and pop up on my watch. Still not a sound to be heard.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

All my coworkers. Full volume.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

This comes up every once in a while. Apparently there are a surprising number of people on Lemmy who are still commited to using audible notifications.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

There are a surprising number of people who have notifications on for stuff that needs to mind its own business.

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[–] [email protected] 57 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Does anyone have the sound on these days? My volume is set to 0 most of the time, I have no idea what any of the sounds are now.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Important emails. All other notifications are unnecessary garbage.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Only older people from what I've seen. At least, whenever I hear a ping out in public, it's always someone older

So, to answer your question, no, not really

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I turned on my volume the other night to make sure I heard my alarm, and forgot to turn it off. I learned a lot of notification sounds that day. Or would have if I'd paid attention beyond "Oh, a notification"

[–] [email protected] 49 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Im not even straight and I don't know the sound, why would anyone who has no reason to use the app know it?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Hearing it in video memes and having it explained what it is? Only thing I can think of where one might know without having first-hand experience. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

Video memes. Another place I keep the sound at 0.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Maybe that :3.. if the grindr sound was ever a meme I missed it tho

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I was thinking about this guy at Eurovision.

I just get a little paranoid that I’ll forget to put my phone on silent and the little old ladies at the thrift will sniff me out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I love the reaction. "It seems like you are having a lovely weekend here in Malmö" 😂 Happy for him, but understand the embarrassment as well.

I would not have recognized that sound before I heard it now.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

on grinder... still don't know what the sound is. :-( Holy shit, Grindr is so far ahead of any hetero dating app.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

Ahead? In what way?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

for context, this is what it sounds like:
https://youtu.be/kURiwTXmGZg

I thought it sounded like an impression of someone doing the notification sound in a song lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I now know it due to this post. 100% will never remember it. Sounds like a very generic notification.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago

Met my husband on grindr. Have no idea what the notification sound is.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

No, why would I?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

I have no idea what it sounds like but I figured it’s because everyone keeps their phones muted. I know I do.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No I didn't, but you made me curious so I just looked it up.

It's not a sound I remember hearing anywhere, but I certainly could have and not known what it was at the time so ignored it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

This made me look it up as well, and I cannot express how disappointed I am that it isn't a grinding sound.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You know I actually turned the notifications off on that app and I regularly keep my phone on silent... So even though I have used the app I don't actually know what noise it makes.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Same. I couldn't tell you what the notification sounds of any apps sound like.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Put everything on silent and non-vibrate. Disable any sort of blinky or flashy light that seeks your attention. Abandon civilization brother. Be free.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

I don't know what any notifications sound like

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Not straight but asexual and i have no idea

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago

I'm not straight and have no idea what it sounds like. (Not what you asked, but my incredibly straight parents have no clue what Grindr even is, if that helps. :)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

No because I’m not obsessed with how other people spend their time

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

I know I've heard it in memes before but I've forgotten what it sounds like. Though I'd probably recognize it if I heard it again, maybe?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

No- is it like a grunt?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

Does it even make a custom sound? I thought it would just use the default notification sound

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I recently learned that the annoying two-tones "whistle" notification is/was Twitter, so that sort of counts right?

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