Sony kept a consistent low-battery alert across its Android 8.0 and later phones, which is why the short chime became familiar to owners of Xperia and other Sony models. Clips of stock phone sounds circulate widely on soundboards, where people grab them for edits, memes and notification packs. It sits alongside other instantly recognizable system cues like a Discord notification or a ding sound effect, and its continued use comes from that shared recognition rather than any viral moment.