Unpopular Opinion

But it's funny seeing everyone look at me when the MGS "!" sound plays. It's like I actually got spotted.

I agree with you if you can put your phone in a pocket.

However as a counter-point: a lot of women keep their phone in a bag where they wouldn't necessarily feel it vibrate because women's clothing often doesn't even have pockets, so I can't really say they should mute their phone notifications.

I have no idea why chat apps default to making a sound when messages arrive and are sent when the screen is on though—that's entirely obnoxious, no excuse for leaving that enabled

Nope, I have a different Owen Wilson 'wow' for each of my contacts and apps and it has (rarely) blurted put at exactly the right time during a meeting and been met with laughs.
So I'm keeping it.

My phone is always in do not disturb mode and only 1 person can ring me while in do not disturb mode. All texts and other notifications are forever silenced. It helps me focus and not become dependent on my phone.

But it doesn't really bother me if other people's sounds are on. Bigger things to worry about imo.

I will never put my phone on silent it has noises for a reason, videos on the otherhand are always muted

I mean the whole point of a notification is to well, notify. Vibration alone isn't always adequate. Unless it's going off repeatedly I don't see the issue. Some sounds are normal in public.

Personally my phone is always on vibrate except for calls from certain people.

The vibration on one of my phones is so weak that I basically never feel or hear it, including when the phone is in the pocket of my leggings (so pressed against my thigh) or sitting on my wood coffee table. I can't find an option in the settings to adjust the vibration intensity.

My partner is sick and could be hospitalized, I need to be reached by text. I can't hear or feel vibrations. Sorry, notifications are staying on.

I do keep mine on vibrate, with no sound, but I’ve found more recently that I’ve completely missed the vibration a fair few times. Sometimes in a fanny pack, a jacket pocket, or even in my pants pocket. The sound notification is probably more reliable

I work in a field that is essentially always on. If I am on a project I may have to stop what I am doing and go home to start working. It sucks but it pays well to cover my student loans and for my kids to be able to do the activity they want. If I miss an email from a client that needs a response I may lose the company that client. Then potentially after that my job.

Sorry it bothers you that I got an email. My family comes first.

Not sure what situation or event annoyed you but a broad blanket statement without consideration is just as wrong as whatever is annoying you.

Well. It is a notification. It supposed to notify you have a notification. If i disabled the sound, i cant be notified. So it beat the purpose of having it disabled. What if i have it in my bag and i didnt notice the vibration?

Personally, I have a low ping sound and have mine on when i put it in my bag. Though, i put it on vibrate mode when the phone is in my hand or im in the middle of long texting.

But, i despise those loud cringe custom notification. Plus, android have new feature called notification cooldown, it minimise the haptic and sound within 10 minutes after the first notifications. It would be better if i can mute the sound after the first notification.

When I was younger my ringtone was a recording of me screaming. I think we would get along well.

As a "young" adult it absolutely baffles me people use notifications. I already check my phone enough without them, and if I did have notifications on I'd literally get a ding every 20 mins. If I'm expecting a call sure I'll turn them on, but apart from that it's an alien concept to me.

Shut UP, MOM, I'm keeping my Halo Elite "wortwortwort" for emails and Kung Pow's Ling "WEEYOO" for work updates.

I'm silent at work, and vibration the rest of the time. I'm totally in agreement with you.

Seems OP only ever has his phone touching his body / on a hard surface.

If you have it in a piece of clothing that isn't touching you, like in a jacket pocket that's not touching your stomach, or in a bag of some sort, a notification buzz without sound is easy to miss.

Does this happen often?

I’d really like to see blocking of cell signals with shielding paint made legal. Too many people talking on speakerphone in public places like buses, theaters, and libraries. You wanna talk on your phone? Go outside.

Chill, OP. You're using argumentum ad populum without checking with the populum. I don't notice and I haven't heard of this one before. Maybe it's more personal than you realise, a device anxiety association. Do you get phantom vibrations from you pocket? I can speak for myself that I'm so used to being on silent, other's phone notifications are barely noticed background events.

I have text to speech on specifically for news notifications. Has always led to funny awkward situations.