The Android notification system is arguably one of the best things about the OS. But what if you could make it better? An app called Converbration can do just that by allowing you to completely customize notifications for your text messages based on a number of factors.
Converbration (horrible name, great app) hails itself as “intelligent notifications,” because it takes the notification system to a whole new level of customization (at least, for text messages). It uses the context of your messages—mostly conversations, as the name suggests—to customize the vibration or sound patterns of the message. It’s really pretty genius.
It tries to mimic the inflection used in the specific message. For example, a question gets a sort of inquisitive vibration or sound pattern. A message with exclamation marks “feels” more exciting. Short messages get short vibrations or sounds, and longer ones are longer. It takes some getting used to, but it really does help you figure out what a message is without even looking at your phone.
Not only that, but the controls are incredibly customizable. Really, that’s all the app itself is: a series of customizations for other notifications. Once installed, Converbration will guide you through a simple setup where you’ll grant it notification access and permission to read your text messages. These are both required for Converbration to do what it does, so if you’re not cool with that, then this app is not for you.
Once that’s all done, it’ll give you a brief overview of what the app is all about, along with four quick examples of what to expect from different types of notifications.
You can test it out with both sounds and vibrations here—I personally prefer the latter because the sounds can get obnoxious pretty fast, but it’s really personal preference.
From there, the main app screen is pretty much just a big Settings button. But this is where all the magic really happens.
Tapping into this menu lets you really take control…
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