Standard Mode
Crank can speak operator alerts using the configured voice path.
My Garage • operator alert behavior
Crank Alerts
Crank Alerts gives the operator one visible control for how Crank communicates attention events across the app: spoken alerts, vibration alerts or silent operation.
StandardVibrationSilentMonitoring continues
Current capability map
What this section does.
This page describes the capability architecture represented in the current Crank development build. Interface wording may continue to be polished, but the functions below are the working product structure.
Vibration Mode
Spoken output is disabled and vibration patterns replace voice events.
Silent Mode
Voice and vibration are both disabled.
Persistent operator choice
The selected mode is a global preference rather than a hidden per-screen setting.
Visible current state
My Garage surfaces the current alert mode directly on the Crank Alerts card.
Background work continues
Monitoring, recording, evidence capture and background operation continue in every alert mode.
Safety by separation
Changing alert behavior does not rewrite the underlying diagnostic or evidence logic.
Fast cycling
The operator can change the communication style without drilling into unrelated setup menus.
Compatibility handling
Older voice-mode preference values are normalized into the current Standard / Vibration / Silent model.
Operating flow
How it fits together.
Step 1Open Crank Alerts
Step 2Select behavior
Step 3Continue using Crank
Step 4Alerts follow chosen mode
Step 5Change any time
Crank truth boundary: Silent does not mean inactive. It changes how Crank gets the operator’s attention; it does not silently stop monitoring or evidence workflows.