Are you sick of figuring out which app sent you a message? To help you distinguish between undesired and critical notifications on your Android phone, we’ll walk you through setting distinct notification sounds for each app.
How to Set a Custom Notification Sound for Specific Apps via Settings
Customising notification sounds for apps is simple with your Android device thanks to the Settings app. Nevertheless, the processes could change based on the Android version that is installed on your phone.
Customize Notification Sounds on Phones Running Android 13 or Older
For Samsung Galaxy phones running Android 13 or earlier, the guidelines listed below are correct. The processes might be a little different if you own a Google Pixel or another device running vanilla Android.
1. To access the apps on your Android phone, go to Settings.
2. Locate and pick the app that you want to have a personalised tone for.
3. Toggle the slider button for Show notifications by tapping Notifications on the app info page.
4. After selecting the relevant notification category, click Alert. Please be aware that categories will fluctuate throughout apps.
5. Scroll down to the Notification category page, then select Sound. Next, choose the notification tone you want from the list.
Customize Notification Sounds on Phones Running Android 14
Here’s what to do if your Samsung phone is running Android 14 (One UI 6.0) or later:
1. To access Apps, launch the Settings app and swipe downward.
2. Locate and pick the app that you want to have a personalised tone for.
3. Toggle the Allow notifications toggle on by tapping Notifications on the app info page.
4. To modify the notification sound for a particular alert type, tap Notification categories and choose the desired alert type.
5. Select your favourite alert sound from the list by tapping Sound.
How to Use Your Own Audio Files as Priority Tones
Are you not happy with your device’s default notification sounds? Not an issue. To create personalised notification sounds, you can quickly record your own voice clips or choose songs from your music collection.
You can choose a sound that fits your style, whether you enjoy techno beats, classical strings, or ringtones that sound like old phones. Let’s look at the process for doing this.
Step 1: Record Some Realistic Sound Clips
With a little effort, you can use your phone’s built-in voice recorder app to capture some audio samples. After recording the audio clip, edit and convert the sound clips to the appropriate duration and file type using a free audio editing tool.
You can export the recording as an MP3 file and add it to your Notifications folder after making any necessary edits. We’ll utilise the free MP3 Cutter and Ringtone Maker programme for our example. You can alter your audio file as follows:
1. The MP3 Cutter and Ringtone Maker app should be installed and opened.
2. Upload the audio file that was recorded.
3. To cut the clip to the desired length, adjust the Start and End handlebars. Adding sound effects and combining audio files are further options.
4. Click “Save” and export the MP3 file.
Step 2: Set an MP3 as a Custom Alert
You can use the music files you’ve already downloaded to your smartphone as notification alerts. Use the instructions in the preceding section to chop or trim the audio files in order to do this.
Recall that the audio file must be kept locally in your file manager application’s Notifications folder. This is how you do it:
1. Open the File Manager or My Files app on your smartphone.
2. Go to the folder(s) labelled Categories > Audio > Music.
3. After choosing your preferred MP3 file, select Move.
4. To move and save the file locally, navigate to My Files > Categories > Audio > Notifications and select Move here.
5. Tap Apps after launching the Settings app.
6. Choose the app for which you want to create a personalised alert.
7. The music file should now be added to the list when you navigate to the Sound settings (as indicated in the first section).
8. To set the file as your own alarm tone, tap it.
How to Manage Notification Alerts With Third-Party Apps
You may also utilise third-party apps on Android to customise notification sounds for individual apps. One such programme is Notification Sound Manager, which allows you to record your own sounds or use text-to-speech to announce notifications. It is available for free download from the Play Store.
Notification Sound Manager also allows you to temporarily deactivate individual notifications if you need undisturbed concentration for a short while.
Customising your notifications with distinct notification sounds for each of your apps is a great idea. To better manage alerts on your Android device, you can try utilising third-party apps if you still feel overwhelmed after that.