Adjusting the vibration settings has no effect I’ve set my phone to mute for years, so any difference in buzz alerts is immediately a problem. It is also noticeably softer for incoming calls and some people have reported missing phone calls as a result. Adjusting the power of the phone seems to have no effect, which indicates that the problem is an error and not something intentional. A poster on Reddit pointed out that people noticed the same thing during the beta of Android 12.1, but it seems to have been released without a response or customization. Droid-Life noted that following the release of a list of changes to the March Pixel update on March 7, Google added a line saying it included “Troubleshooting causing weaker tactile feedback under certain conditions” on March 8. Why did Google change it and was it intentional? I do not know, and despite the request for more information, the company has not responded. Everyone I’ve talked to on a Pixel 6 has noticed the change in their phones, from friends to other Verge employees, and some social media posts and comments suggest that it affects almost everyone who uses one of the devices. At least some people said they liked the change, but if you’re not one of them, you may have to wait for another update or install another app that lets you adjust vibrations directly.
