Yo Nothing team + community,
I’m using the Nothing Phone (2a), and while I vibe with the design and smooth UI, there’s one annoying little ghost haunting my daily life:
notification sounds disappear the moment I connect Bluetooth or wired earphones — even when I’m not wearing them. 😑
Let me explain:
I connect my earbuds → toss them on the table → go on with life.
Then someone sends me a message, or some app tries to notify me, and…
Nothing. Zero sound. Ghosted. 👻
The phone silently reroutes notification sounds to the connected audio device (Bluetooth or wired), assuming I’ve got it in my ear 24/7 like some tech cyborg.
I’m not missing calls (thankfully), but I’m missing important notifications left and right — just because the buds are connected but unused.
Can we please have a simple option like:
🔊 “Always play notifications through phone speaker, even if Bluetooth is connected”
That way, I can stay connected without sacrificing awareness.
Not asking for much — just the right to hear a damn message tone while my earbuds are in chill mode on the table.
Nothing OS is clean and smart — but this behavior feels like a big oversight, especially for people like me who aren’t glued to their audio device 24/7.
Let notifications live!
Let them ring! Let them be free! 🔔🕊️
Still rooting for Nothing — but hoping this silence gets fixed in an update soon.
Cheers,
A mildly annoyed but loyal NTG2a user