How to set different notification sounds for different apps Samsung?

Setting custom notification sounds for different apps can be very useful for managing notifications and staying organized. Unique sounds allow you to identify which app is notifying you without looking at your phone. This helps reduce distraction and interruption from similar default notification sounds. Custom sounds also help prioritize important notifications from key apps. Overall, tailored notification sounds improve the user experience and allow more efficient management of incoming alerts.

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Prerequisites

To set custom notification sounds for different apps on your Samsung device, there are a few prerequisites:

First, your phone needs to be a Samsung device running Android 9.0 or higher. Older versions of Android do not support per-app notification customization. Check your Android version by going to Settings > About Phone > Software Information.

You’ll also need to have notification sounds, ringtones or other audio files saved on your device that you want to use. These can be mp3, m4a or other audio files. You can add custom sounds by connecting your phone to a computer and transferring files over.

Finally, make sure you have notifications enabled for the specific apps you want to customize. Go to Settings > Apps, select the app and make sure “Notifications” is turned on.

Access Notification Settings

To access the notification settings on your Samsung device, you first need to open the Settings app. The Settings app is where you can customize all aspects of your device’s software.

Once you have opened the Settings app, you need to navigate to the Notifications section. You can find the Notifications menu by scrolling down on the main Settings page.

Tap on Notifications and this will open up the notification settings. Next, tap on the “Advanced settings” option at the top of this page. The Advanced settings menu is where you can customize notifications on a per-app basis.

As per Samsung’s support article Control app notifications on your Galaxy phone or tablet, the Advanced settings menu is where you can “Tap Show notification icons, and then adjust your desired settings. For each app, you can turn notifications on or off.”

App Notification Settings

To customize notification settings for individual apps, you’ll need to access each app’s notification settings. Here are the steps:

Go to Settings > Notifications. This will open up a list of apps installed on your device.

Tap on an app, and you’ll be taken to that app’s individual notification settings. For example, tap on WhatsApp.

From here, you can customize various notification settings for just WhatsApp, like the notification sound, vibrate pattern, how notifications appear, etc. Tap on ‘Sound’ to change the notification sound for this app.

You can set a unique notification sound for each app this way. Apps that don’t have customized notification sounds will use the default system sound.

This allows you to set different notification sounds for your most important apps, like messaging, email, or calendar apps, while leaving other apps with the default.

See: [How to set notification sounds for each app on you Galaxy phone](https://www.samsung.com/africa_en/support/mobile-devices/how-to-set-notification-sounds-for-each-app-on-you-galaxy-phone/).

Change Notification Sound

To change the notification sound for a specific app on your Samsung Galaxy device:

1. Open the Settings app and tap Notifications.

2. Tap App notifications and select the app you want to customize.

3. Tap Notification categories and select a notification category to customize. For example, tap Messages to change the sound for new text messages.

4. Tap Sound and select the app’s sound option. This will open your sound picker.

5. Browse or search for the sound you want to use for this app’s notifications. Tap a sound to preview it.

6. Once you’ve picked the desired sound, tap OK to save the selection.

Now this app’s notifications will play the custom sound instead of your device’s default notification sound. Repeat these steps for other apps to continue customizing notification sounds.

Use Default System Sounds

Samsung Galaxy phones come with several built-in notification sounds you can choose from. To use the default sounds:

1. Go to Settings > Notifications > App notifications.

2. Tap on an app, then tap Sound.

3. You will see a list of default notification sounds like Alarm, Childish, Crystal, Echoes, and more. Tap on a sound to preview it.

4. Select the sound you want to use for that app’s notifications.

The default sounds have different tones and styles like chimes, bells, futuristic effects, and nature sounds. For example, “Echoes” has an echoing tone while “Childish” is a more playful xylophone sound. Choose the one that fits the app best or stands out from your other notification sounds.

You can repeat this for each app to set different default sounds and help distinguish notifications from each app.

Use Custom Sounds

You can set custom audio files as notification sounds on your Samsung Galaxy phone. Here are the steps:

1. Copy the custom audio file you want to use as a notification sound onto your phone’s internal storage or SD card. Supported audio formats include MP3, WAV, and OGG.

2. Open the Settings app and go to Sounds and Vibration > Notification Sounds.

3. Tap Add from Device Storage. This will let you browse and select custom audio files.

4. Navigate to where your audio file is saved and select it.

5. Your custom sound will now be added to the list of available notification sounds.

6. Tap on the custom sound option to set it as the notification sound for a particular app.

You can add multiple custom audio files and set different notification sounds for your important apps this way. Just make sure the files are saved on your device storage before trying to add them.

For more details, refer to Samsung’s guide.

Set Vibration Pattern

One useful feature on Samsung Galaxy phones is the ability to customize the vibration cadence for notifications from different apps. This allows you to identify which app is alerting you without having to look at the screen.

To customize vibration patterns, open the Settings app and go to Sounds and Vibration > Vibration intensity. Here you can choose from preset vibration patterns or create your own custom pattern.

To make a custom vibration, tap “Add” and you’ll see a grid where you can tap to set short or long vibrations. Tap the play button to test your pattern. Give the pattern a name and save it.

Then go back to Settings > Apps. Choose an app and tap Notifications > Vibration to choose your custom vibration for alerts from that app. You can set different patterns for each app.

This can be useful for identifying urgent apps like messaging versus less important notifications. It’s also handy if you want to distinguish between alerts from work apps versus personal apps when your phone is face down.

According to Samsung’s support site, you can create up to 10 custom vibration patterns to assign for different purposes (Source). This gives you plenty of options for setting customized vibration alerts.

Prioritize Important Apps

You can make key apps rise above Do Not Disturb mode on your Samsung device so you never miss important notifications. This allows notifications from priority apps to make sounds and pop on your screen even when DND mode is on.

To set app priorities:

1. Open Settings and tap Notifications.
2. Tap Advanced settings > Priority mode.
3. Tap the switch next to Priority mode to enable it.
4. Under “Allowed apps in priority mode,” tap the plus icon.
5. Select the apps you want to be priority apps.

Now when you activate DND mode, notifications from the selected apps will still make sounds and appear on your screen. This ensures you never miss critical alerts (Samsung).

You can customize the notification sounds and vibration patterns for each prioritized app as well. This lets you identify important alerts without even looking at your phone.

Conclusions

In summary, here are the key steps to setting different notification sounds for different apps on a Samsung device:

First, go into the Settings app and select Sounds and Vibration. From there, tap on Notification Sounds to view the notification sounds menu.

In the notification sounds menu, you can choose different default system notification sounds for your apps. Simply select the desired sound from the list.

For custom notification sounds, you’ll need to first copy the desired audio file into the Ringtones folder on your device. Then in the notification sounds menu, select the Add option to pick that audio file as the custom notification sound.

Notification sounds can be customized on an per-app basis as well. Tap on the Apps section in the notification sounds menu and choose each app to set the notification sound.

You can also set custom vibration patterns for notifications from individual apps. This lets you identify certain apps by feel.

By prioritizing notifications from important apps, you can make sure you never miss an urgent alert. Adjust the importance levels in the Apps notification settings.

With these steps, you can customize notification sounds, vibrations, and importance levels for different apps on your Samsung Galaxy device.