diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/shonar/recording/RecordingNotificationHelper.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/shonar/recording/RecordingNotificationHelper.kt
index 9e0c010..4c00d65 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/shonar/recording/RecordingNotificationHelper.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/shonar/recording/RecordingNotificationHelper.kt
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ import com.shonar.R
 object RecordingNotificationHelper {
     // v2: fresh id — sidesteps any stuck/user-locked importance lingering on
     // the old id. Created HIGH on every service start (see ensureChannel).
-    const val CHANNEL_ID = "shonar_recording_ongoing_v2"
+    const val CHANNEL_ID = "shonar_recording_ongoing_v3"
     private const val LEGACY_CHANNEL_ID = "shonar_recording"
     private const val LEGACY_CHANNEL_ID_V1 = "shonar_recording_ongoing"
+    private const val LEGACY_CHANNEL_ID_V2 = "shonar_recording_ongoing_v2"
     const val NOTIFICATION_ID = 1001
 
     @Volatile
@@ -51,20 +52,29 @@ object RecordingNotificationHelper {
         val mgr = ctx.getSystemService(NotificationManager::class.java)
         runCatching { mgr.deleteNotificationChannel(LEGACY_CHANNEL_ID) }
         runCatching { mgr.deleteNotificationChannel(LEGACY_CHANNEL_ID_V1) }
-        val existing = runCatching { mgr.getNotificationChannel(CHANNEL_ID) }.getOrNull()
-        if (existing == null) {
-            mgr.createNotificationChannel(
-                NotificationChannel(
-                    CHANNEL_ID,
-                    ctx.getString(R.string.notif_channel_recording),
-                    NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_HIGH,
-                ).apply {
-                    description = ctx.getString(R.string.notif_channel_recording_desc)
-                    setSound(null, null)
-                    enableVibration(false)
-                },
-            )
-        }
+        runCatching { mgr.deleteNotificationChannel(LEGACY_CHANNEL_ID_V2) }
+        // A fully SILENT high-importance channel is classified "minimally
+        // impactful" by Android 14+ SystemUI, whose heads-up popup then waits
+        // on an interaction-decay timer — the popup pill showed ~10s after the
+        // tap while recording itself started in 0.2s (verified 2026-09-17 via
+        // StackScroll timestamps). One short 60ms tick makes the notification
+        // unambiguously alerting: the pill pops with the tap. Sound stays off;
+        // a beep at record start would be worse than the tick.
+        // Note: createNotificationChannel over an existing id refreshes
+        // vibration/sound (app-controlled), only importance stays user-locked.
+        mgr.createNotificationChannel(
+            NotificationChannel(
+                CHANNEL_ID,
+                ctx.getString(R.string.notif_channel_recording),
+                NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_HIGH,
+            ).apply {
+                description = ctx.getString(R.string.notif_channel_recording_desc)
+                setSound(null, null)
+                vibrationPattern = longArrayOf(0, 60)
+                enableVibration(true)
+                lockscreenVisibility = Notification.VISIBILITY_PUBLIC
+            },
+        )
         channelReady = true
     }