This has no audible output: paplay /usr/share/sounds/ubuntu/notifications/Slick.ogg
This does: paplay /usr/share/sounds/ubuntu/ringtones/Soul.ogg
$ system-image-cli -i
current build number: 14
device name: mako
channel: ubuntu-touch/stable
alias: ubuntu-touch/ubuntu-rtm/14.09
last update: 2015-01-16 13:12:29
version version: 14
version ubuntu: 20150116
version device: 20141119
version custom: mako-1.1
The hunch is some buffering going on on the android side for short sound bytes.
With export PULSE_PROP= 'media. role=alert'
This has no audible output: paplay /usr/share/ sounds/ ubuntu/ notifications/ Slick.ogg sounds/ ubuntu/ ringtones/ Soul.ogg
This does: paplay /usr/share/
$ system-image-cli -i touch/ubuntu- rtm/14. 09
current build number: 14
device name: mako
channel: ubuntu-touch/stable
alias: ubuntu-
last update: 2015-01-16 13:12:29
version version: 14
version ubuntu: 20150116
version device: 20141119
version custom: mako-1.1
The hunch is some buffering going on on the android side for short sound bytes.