Alarm_stream only vibrating

Mobile Apps Home Assistant Companion for Android
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Hello,

I have a automation to notifiy me about someone being at the door. This automation has always worked great, but now it is not loud anymore its just vibrating. I am on Android 15 Beta QPR2 and my media settings are everything loud except notifications. This can be seen in this picture.
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This is the automation:

  alias: Klingel
  description: Klingel aktiviert eine notification am handy
  trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
    - binary_sensor.klingel_channel_1_input
    from: 'off'
    to: 'on'
  condition: []
  action:
  - service: notify.mobile_app_pixel_6
    data:
      message: Es ist jemand an der TĂĽr
      title: Ding Dong!
      data:
        ttl: 0
        priority: high
        channel: alarm_stream
        actions:
        - action: DOOR_OPEN
          title: Tür öffnen
  mode: single

Does anyone know why the alarm_stream is just silent now? Is this a bug with android or home assistant?

Greetings

2

try checking the channel properties maybe the sound changed somehow? that is not app controlled, the app can only create it once and set the sound as the default alarm stream and after that we have no control of it.

3

Okay thanks for the info but that’s a bummer.

4

so what happened was the sound removed? were not done troubleshooting yet actually :slight_smile:

if you are unsure how to check the channel properties

from the app: Settings > companion app > notification channels > edit alarm_stream

from that screen check the sound provided

5

No there everything is still assigned and “loud”. I think with a new update of android, the alarm_stream now gets recognised as a notification and before it was an alarm I think. I got everything loud except notifications (like before) and if I turn up the notifications sounds the door bell alarm is like before.

6

just tested on my Pixel 9 Pro XL on android 15 and alarm stream and sound went off as expected.

action: notify.mobile_app_dannys_pixel_9_pro_xl
data:
  message: test2
  data:
    channel: alarm_stream
    ttl: 0
    priority: high

do you have a default alarm set in the alarm app?

if you do then try the start fresh steps as they are required to delete all data in the channel:

https://companion.home-assistant.io/docs/troubleshooting/faqs/#starting-fresh-with-the-android-app

if you dont want to start fresh, then it very well may be a beta bug that needs to be reported to google. You are on teh beta builds so you should be reporting issues :slight_smile: I am not on the beta builds personally.

7

Yeah i just followed the guide and reset my phone app. Still the same issue. I reported this issue to google. Thanks for your help! I will report back if this issue gets fixed somehow.

8

I’m seeing the same behavior on my Pixel 9 Pro Fold with the December release. :slightly_frowning_face:

9

unable to replicate on my Pixel 9 Pro XL on december update, double check that alarm stream volume is set and that the sound you selected in teh channel is still available.

10

Weird, maybe I need to try and start clean…

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11

what about alarm stream volume level? also make sure you are not interacting with the device when the notification arrives

12

Sorry not sure what you mean by volume on the stream?

this is the service call I’m testing with…

data:
title: “Wake up!”
message: “The house is on fire and the cat’s stuck in the dryer!”
data:
ttl: 0
priority: high
channel: alarm_stream

13

every audio stream on your device has a separate volume level, alarm volume is separated so if that volume was muted then indeed you wont hear anything.

notifications have a different volume level than alarms and also different from calls.

if you go to your device settings > sound & vibrations you can see the levels of each audio stream.

the app also offers these as sensors https://companion.home-assistant.io/docs/core/sensors#audio-sensors you can even control their level remotely https://companion.home-assistant.io/docs/notifications/notification-commands#volume-level

14

Gotcha, sorry didn’t realize it was using that, but guess I should have from the name. It’s maxed out

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15

ok and you already tried a device restart? the only way to really correct notification channel issues are to start fresh: https://companion.home-assistant.io/docs/troubleshooting/faqs#starting-fresh-with-the-android-app

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Thanks, I’ll give the fresh start a shot.

17

It looks like my phone updated recently (Pixel 7, Android 15) and now the alarm_stream is not really an alarm stream anymore. Previously, it was a real alarm with the sound and behaviour from alarm (e.g. sound even if phone on vibration). Now, it has switched to the default notification sound and behaviour (i.e. just vibration when phone on vibration).

Tried a few different things (even using alarm_stream_max) and nothing works. The alarm volume is maxed out, notification channels look good, etc…

18

the only way to fix issues with the channel stream is to start fresh following the link above

19

Sorry, I guess I want’s clear but I’ve tried that and it didn’t help at all. Btw, re-adding the mobile device is a major pain… and the behavior is exactly the same, alarm_stream still acts as a regular notification.

20

does your alarm app still have a default sound selected? the app should pull that and in my pixel 9 pro it does

yes but there is literally no other way to completely clear out channel data, apps can only perform a soft delete which restores channel settings upon recreation unless the app had its data cleared