How do i get different notification sounds for different apps

• You can change the notification sound on your iPhone for phone calls, text messages, emails, calendar alerts, and more. 
• You can also enable notification sounds for all of your third-party apps — but you will only be able to use the default iPhone notification sound for these apps. 
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If you've ever been in a public place and heard the distinctive trill of an iPhone ringtone, looked down at your phone and realized the call wasn't for you — you're not alone.

But it doesn't have to be that way. Apple allows its iPhone users to customize notification sounds, from phone calls, text messages, and even calendar reminders — so next time you'll know when to pick up your phone. 

Default notification sounds for Apple's built-in iOS apps can be changed regardless of what iOS version you have, and can be done in a few easy steps. 

Here's how to do it. 

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How to change notification sounds on an iPhone

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone. 

2. Scroll down the Settings menu to find Sounds & Haptics. Select it. 

3. Under the sub-menu Sounds and Vibration Patterns, select the type of notification you want to change the sound for — let's use Text Tone as an example. 

4. You can select from dozens of different sounds. To hear the sound, tap on it. 

5. Once you've tapped on a sound, a blue check mark will appear on the left designating your selection — so make sure you've selected the sound you want before tapping Back. 

6. To change the notification for ringtone, voicemail, calendar alerts, reminder alerts, and AirDrop, repeat the steps above. 

How to enable notification sounds for other apps on an iPhone

1. Open Settings. 

2. Scroll to find Notifications. Select it. 

3. Under the sub-menu Notification Style, select the app you wish to enable notifications for — we'll use Find Friends as an example. 

4. To allow notifications, tap the button to turn it green. 

5. A list will appear and notification sounds will be turned on by default. However, you won't be able to change the notification sound for third-party apps — you will just hear the default iPhone notification sound. 

How to disable notification sounds for other apps on an iPhone 

1. Open Settings. 

2. Click on Notifications.

3. Under the sub-menu Notification Style, select the app you wish to disable notification sounds for. 

4. To turn off notification sounds, tap the green icon until it turns white. You will still receive notifications from this app, but will no longer hear the notification sound.

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1. 

   I realize that this is probably somewhere in the forums oh, but I can't seem to put the correct Search terms in to find the answer. So please excuse me if this is a repeating question

   Is there an app where I can change the individual notification sounds on my new Z flip 3?

   For instance where the messenger apps notification sounds don't all sound the same. I would like to have one for Instagram message, and one for just regular text messaging.

   Thanks

   09-01-2021 03:35 PM

2. 

   You should be able to do that by going to Settings>Apps, then select the app in question. Tap Notifications, then tap the words of the notification category you're interested in (not the toggle switch). Now tap Sound, and select a different tone.

   Keep in mind that some app developers might not let you change the notification tone. I think Facebook is like that, but it's been a while since I've had that installed on any of my phones.

   09-01-2021 06:53 PM

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   Originally Posted by B. Diddy

   You should be able to do that by going to Settings>Apps, then select the app in question. Tap Notifications, then tap the words of the notification category you're interested in (not the toggle switch). Now tap Sound, and select a different tone.

   Keep in mind that some app developers might not let you change the notification tone. I think Facebook is like that, but it's been a while since I've had that installed on any of my phones.

   Facebook does allow you to change notifications, I just did that the other day to change it to something I like better.

   09-01-2021 06:59 PM

4. 

   Originally Posted by BergerKing

   Facebook does allow you to change notifications, I just did that the other day to change it to something I like better.

   Well it's good to hear they finally changed that!

   

   09-01-2021 07:01 PM

5. 

   Some apps allow this , go where B. Diddy suggest each category has submenu to tap

   09-01-2021 07:11 PM

7. 

   Originally Posted by B. Diddy

   Well it's good to hear they finally changed that!

   

   OH, it's been there, it can't be a B-kitty to find. My notification for Facebook is the old BBM chime from BlackBerry. I dropped BBM after they wanted a subscription, but I still had the ringtones that transferred over when I swapped Note 9 to Note 20.

   09-01-2021 07:17 PM

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   Can you customize the notification tone for FB Messenger? I think that was also not possible for a while, but hopefully they changed that as well.

   09-01-2021 07:51 PM

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   For Text messages, open your Messages App, tap the 3 dots for Settings, tap the Notifications bar, not the toggle, then the General Notifications bar, and you can change your sound there. I just did that.

   09-01-2021 08:39 PM

10. 

    Originally Posted by B. Diddy

    Can you customize the notification tone for FB Messenger? I think that was also not possible for a while, but hopefully they changed that as well.

    Yes, you can. Tap the Avatar at the upper left, by "Chats," then Notifications and Sounds, and "Customize Notifications" to get to that setting.

    

    09-01-2021 08:46 PM

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