Why does my (Android) openHAB make a strange noise when I open it

Hi team

Strange question…

For quite some time now, my own Android openHAB app makes a strange noise when I open it.

I can’t find any setting to explain why or to select a different tone (it’s not an Android system alert or notification tone, as far as I can tell)

  • Why?
  • Can I stop it?

Thanks a million :smile:

This is not a universal experience. No sounds at all for me when opening the Android app. Where did you install it from? Are you on the beta channel? Does it make the sound when you open your OH UI from a browser?

Are you on openhab cloud and have notifications enabled in the app?

Hi @rlkoshak & @ubeaut

Thanks for the replies.

Yep, I’ll go with that.

My wife’s android App doesn’t make a sound
But in fairness, her phone hasn’t made a sound since 2015 :laughing:

Nothing fancy, just the UK Google Play store

Version 3.17.2

Not as far as I am aware.

Excellent question, but sadly not.

My app seems to be the only one that makes a noise, the SAME noise, EVERY time it opens.
Maybe not straight away, but always within a few seconds.

Interesting…

Yes, there is a cloud connection enabled.
But the app makes the same sound, whether it is connected locally or via the cloud.

I think I need to reply with “yes”, I do get all the notifications that OH sends, but they trigger my normal phone Notification sounds, which is very different to what the app is making.

I’ll try to record the sound so you can hear it.

Are you opening MainUI or Sitemaps with the App?

If MainUI, then there are a couple things you can check. Do you have the MainUI set as a web audio sink (Help & About page)? Do you have the oh-sip-client component on the page that opens first?

If sitemap, then I have no ideas at all.

It was all going so well until this stage…

Yes, Sitemaps only

WD40 helps😜

Good suggestion.

But I’m talking about the app, not my wallet.

That hasn’t been opened since 2024