Feature Request: Add user configurable option to enable audible alerts

AzJazz

Hi -

I have been using BitDefender for a while now, and I think it is excellent.

However, there is one huge functional deficiency that I keep running into: I have missed almost every single BitDefender Critical warning notification during a detection because there is no audible alert option.

I have only found out that there have been issues when I decide to open up the BitDefender app every few weeks and find to my surprise that there have multiple detections in the past by BitDefender.

I use Ultra-Wide Screens for my PC display environment, so a quiet, pop-up in the lower right corner has been almost always missed because I am looking at another portion of my displays when the alert occurs. A user-configurable audible alert would easily fix this issue by letting me know every time BitDefender detects bad activity.

Every single AntiVirus I have used in the last couple of decades has had an audible alert when a detection has occurred. BitDefender is the only AntiVirus I have used that is lacking this feature.

Could BitDefender please add a user-configurable setting that could enable audible alerts on detection? That way, the user can have the option of having silent alerts (the current user interface) or audible alerts (an enhancement to the current design).

Thanks!

Gjoksi

+1 on the idea... 🙂

@Alexandru_BD @camarie Any thoughts on the idea? Thanks.

Nunzio77

+ 1 for this idea 🙂

camarie

I will ask. I'm not sure how the idea would be received, since the idea for such a product is to manifest itself as little as possible. But I understand your point. Let's see how the team sees it.

Nunzio77

https://community.bitdefender.com/en/discussion/comment/333760#Comment_333760

@camarie Obviously it must always be the user's choice whether to activate it or not, but it is better to give this choice to the user.

camarie

True. We try to keep a balance between settings useful (but too many) and simplicity. As I said, I will propose this.

garioch7

Another +1. A user-configurable option to enable/disable audio alert sounds for detections would be a very nice enhancement. It could default to "Off" so that users would have to activate it, in keeping with the philosophy of the BD team to have the program "manifest itself as little as possible." I, for one, would be turning such an option ON.

Have a great day.

Regards,

Phil

camarie

I have proposed the feature. It will follow the usual path (prioritization, discussions etc.) so I am not sure when it will be on development. Will be announced on the regular update/release channels or in forum.

AzJazz

Thank you for proposing the feature, @camarie!

Flexx

+1 on this.

Regards