Vega is one of the stock notification tones bundled with Android devices, alongside other short system alerts designed to be heard in noisy environments without being intrusive. Clips of the tone spread online through soundboards and meme edits where creators needed a universally recognised phone sound that was not tied to a specific brand ringtone. It remains popular because almost every viewer has heard an Android alert in real life, so the sound instantly communicates a new message has arrived, similar to how the discord notification sound works for desktop users.