Notify action no longer plays sound files

[alan.h.levine]

I have a lot of custom alerts using the notify action, but they won't play sound files. This has been going on for a while. The Media Music Play works and I have been subbing that in, but it would be good if I could use the one Notify action all the alerts as it is intended.  Samsung S25, One UI 8.0, Android 16.

[aa6vh]

Happens on mine as well.  I created a brand new notification category, and ensured that all noise options where set for that category.

I suspect it is one more thing that Samsung has done incorrectly with their implementation of notifications.

You can always generate a standalone "play music file" action right after the notification is posted.

[alan.h.levine]

aa6vh, what do you mean by notification category and noise options?  I've tried to create a new notification task notify action specifying a file to play in the sound option (the only noise option in the action), and it still doesn't work.

Yes, I have been using a play music action as a substitute.  But, it seems to me that if play music works, play a notification should also work, or at least be integrated into the Notify action if there is something Samsung has done that kills the notification sound option.

[aa6vh]

In Android, Notification categories, when created, have specified attributes such things as sound or silent, and whether to vibrate or not. Once the category is created, the app itself cannot change those attributes, only the user can. And any new notification that is in that category will assume that categories attributes.

This was done by Google to prevent nuisance or spam notifications from applications from bothering the user, as the user can always adjust the notification category to make it silent or prevent the notification at all.

[aa6vh]

One other thing, I have found that how Samsung handles notifications is consistent across their Android products. Other Android platforms tend to do different things, which is why Tasker has those options, even if they don't work on some platforms.

Tasker unfortunately has no control over this.