The flickering is not a bug, it's a feature. The flickering is meant to happen and if you don't want it then please turn off visual bell/alerts.
However it kind of sounds like it might not be working reliably. If you think that's the case then please report the issue to the upstream developers at: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/issues and then tell us the new bug ID. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1869549 Title: [nvidia] Whenever a sound needs to be played the screen blanks out To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1869549/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs