Overview
- App teardown of Android version 6.31.2.003 reveals a new Noise card slated for the home screen with a decibel meter and a 'Today’s average' reading.
- The interface reportedly uses color-coded levels and includes a Noise alert history along with weekly, monthly, and yearly views of alerts.
- An Advanced Measurement option is described as using a smartwatch microphone to track ambient sound through the day and issue alerts when limits are exceeded.
- Users could set warning thresholds between 80 dB and 100 dB in 5 dB increments, according to the discovered settings.
- The code also references monitoring sound produced by the phone and apps, with notifications when output crosses a set limit, but Samsung has not announced a rollout timeline.