On my new S26, when I am listening to any kind of audio (podcast, songs, etc), and I get a notification, the sound will decrease for a couple seconds when I get the notification. I have tried to change several settings but I can't get this fixed.
I don't like to keep on silent either but it works for me. Obviously if you're looking at the phone the notifications will still come through as a pop up but music, podcast, etc won't be muted!
Create a "buds mode" so if you are listening to music through ear buds, you can set the volume for notifications to off and the volume for your BT media at the level you want. You can even automate the mode (or routine) to start when the ear buds are connected.
