Mystery "tri-tone" sounds from iPad

I second this question. My iPad is doing the same thing. There was some 'Facebook' app that I installed briefly but then removed from the iPad, and for some reason I think it may have left some notification protocol behind, but I can't figure out how to check it.

Any ideas?

I do think that was the program in question... yes. Remember, there was an 'opt in' notification at first launch? Somehow I think it's still in there.

I third the question. Sounds like a guitar strum or chord. Never heard it in over a year.

Could not identify the app that was trying to get my attention. Very annoying. Turned notifications off, and that solved it, but I spent half an hour searching and turning on and individual app alerts.

Hope apple improves this, if an app wants my attention it should be possible to find out which app!

Unfortunately, Apple only can do so much about notifications from other apps [and their tri-tone sound of the notification ]😝, most of the apps themselves have the option as soon as you first open it to set a few different options. usually it will ask you if you want to receive 'push' notifications. if you say yes, depending on the app, it sets three different kinds of notifications: badges, alerts, and sounds.

badges are the numbered icons showing how much of a certain notification [as in how much new mail, for example] is waiting for you in an app. alerts are text pop ups that explain when something happens in an app, and sounds are, in most cases, set to that tri-tone ringtone and happen inside an app when something happens [or finishes loading, its completely dependent on the app].

you might be hearing the sound and not seeing any visual notification from the app if the notifcation setting in that certain app is set to only 'sounds' and not 'alerts', so if you see any with just 'sounds' activated try activating the 'alerts' tab on it too.

good luck!

rizz

surely the app signals a notification and does not instruct to tone?

All my alerts and various sounds I have setup work fine exept twitter, where i just get the tri-tone alert.

Apparently Apple products just dont "work" anymore....

For me , it was the new Gmail app. You can turn off the sounds under Notifications.