Per the comments on this Google+ post:
those [warnings] are currently expected when using
NotificationCompaton Android O devices (NotificationCompatalways callssetSound()even if you never pass in custom sound).until the Support Library changes their code to use the
AudioAttributesversion ofsetSound, you’ll always get that warning.
Therefore there’s nothing that you can do about this warning. As per the notification channels guide, Android O deprecates setting a sound on an individual notification at all, instead having you set the sound on a notification channel used by all notifications of a particular type.