iPhone Notification Sound: Everything You Need to Know

Are you someone who wants to have more control over notification sound on your iPhone?

Furthermore, are you tired of not being able to customize alerts for all your apps? While iOS allows you to customize ringtones for many built-in Apple apps, there are limitations for third-party notifications.

Not only that, but being able to set unique sounds for different types of alerts and apps is useful for easily identifying the source of a notification without checking your phone.

For example, by setting a different ringtone for Messages than your calendar ensures that you’ll know if you’ve received a text message or if you have an upcoming event.

On iPhone, you can customize notification sound for the Messages, Calendar, and Voicemail apps.

In addition, you can also change the sounds for FaceTime calls and email alerts. However, most third-party apps only offer the iPhone’s default ringtone as an option.

Meanwhile, while some third-party developers include their own built-in tones, users generally cannot select a custom sound.

Consequently, while iOS gives you control over tones for key Apple services, customizing third-party app alerts is still limited.

How to change notification sound on iPhone ?

Yes, you can change the notification sound on your iPhone for different types of alerts, such as phone calls, text messages, emails, and more.

Furthermore, you can also customize the vibration pattern and notification banner style for each app.

Follow below mentioned steps to change the notification sound on your iPhone:

• First, open the Settings app on your iPhone and tap Sounds & Haptics.

• Next, scroll down to the Sound and vibration patterns section and then tap the type of notification you want to change, such as Text tone or New mail.

• Subsequently, tap Vibration to select a vibration pattern or create your own.

• Furthermore, scroll down and select a sound from the Ringtones or Alert Tones section.

• Alternatively, tap None if you do not want any sound for this type of alert. You can also download new sounds from the Tone Store link at the top of the page.

• Finally, repeat these steps for other notification types that you want to change.

How to change app notification sound on iPhone for specific app ?  

While Apple limits customization of notification sound for most third-party apps on the iPhone, moreover, there is a way to customize alerts for some popular messaging services.

Apps like Whats App, Telegram, Facebook Messenger, and Slack allow users to modify default notification sounds directly within each app’s settings.

Furthermore, unlike standard iPhone alerts that only offer the basic ringtone, these communication apps include their own unique notification tunes.

Many popular messaging apps allow users to customize notification tones right in the app’s settings.

For example, with Whats App you can open the app and tap “Settings” and then “Notifications.”

Under the “Sounds” option you will find a list to select a new ringtone for messages or groups. Whats App even allows unique ringtones for specific contacts.

Within Telegram, go to “Settings” and tap “Notifications and Sounds” to modify alerts for chats, groups or private channels.

Similarly, on Facebook Messenger, tap the profile icon, then “Notifications & Sounds,” and under “Text Ringtone” is a selection menu.

Changing notification sounds in Slack follows a comparable process. Tap the “You” tab, then “Notifications” and “Sound” to choose a preferred alert.

Not all third-party apps offer this level of customization. However, if users want to customize ringtones, it’s worth checking an app’s notification settings.

Many popular communication services allow you to choose unique sounds right in the app instead of relying on the iPhone’s default option.

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How to change notification sound volume on iPhone ?

After changing notification sound for different iPhone apps and settings, you can also change their volume.

There are a few different ways to do this, such as using the volume buttons, the Settings app, Control Center, Siri, or Do Not Disturb mode.

Volume buttons

Press the volume down button on the side of your iPhone to turn down the volume for notifications, or press the volume up button to turn it up.

Settings app

Open Settings and select Sounds & haptics. Then, move the Ringer & Alerts slider left or right to adjust the notification volume.

Control Center

Swipe up or down to open Control Center. Then, move the Volume slider left or right to adjust the notification volume.

Siri

Activate Siri by holding down the Home button or saying “Hey Siri.” Then, say something like “Turn down notification volume” or “Turn up notification volume.”

Do Not Disturb Mode

Enable Do Not Disturb mode by swiping up or down to open Control Center and tapping the moon icon. This will silence all notifications on your iPhone until you turn it off.

How to see notifications on iPhone ?

Notifications are alerts that tell you about important events or updates to your apps, such as missed calls, messages, reminders, and more.

Furthermore, you can view notifications on your iPhone in different ways, such as on the lock screen, in the notification center, or as banners.

Lock screen

• First, turn on your iPhone by tapping the screen or pressing the power or home button. Subsequently, you’ll see notifications that have arrived since you last unlocked your phone.

• Additionally, swipe up from the center of the screen to see older notifications that you may have missed.

• Moreover, swipe down from the top left corner of the screen to see all your notifications in the notification center. Subsequently, you can scroll through them and tap any notification to open the corresponding app.

Notification center

• Firstly, swipe down from the top left corner of the screen on any screen, including the Home screen or within an app. Subsequently, you’ll see all your notifications in the notification center.

• Furthermore, swipe left or right on a notification to see more options, such as clearing, managing, or viewing it.

• Additionally, tap and hold a notification to see more details or take quick actions, such as replying to a message or marking an email as read.

View as banners

• Firstly, enable banners for your apps in Settings > Notifications. Subsequently, you can choose between temporary or persistent banners that appear at the top of the screen when a notification arrives.

• Furthermore, swipe down on a banner to see more details or take quick actions, like replying to a message or marking an email as read.

• In last, swipe up on a banner to dismiss it.

Also check: How to turn off silent mode on iPhone ?

What is the notification center on iPhone ?

Notification center is a place where you can view and manage all alerts from your apps and system. Here are some of the things you can do with the notification center:

• Initially, access the notification center by dragging your finger from the top edge of the screen downwards. Subsequently, you’ll see notifications that have arrived since you last unlocked your phone.

• Furthermore, to view older notifications, swipe up from the center of the screen. Additionally, you can also swipe down from the top left corner of the screen to see all your notifications in one place.

• Then, to open a notification, tap it. Alternatively, to delete the notification, drag it to the left and press Delete. Moreover, to clear all notifications, tap the X button and then tap Clear.

• Next, to change how notifications, appear, go to Settings > Notifications. Consequently, you can choose which apps can send you notifications and how they look and sound.

• Finally, to turn off notifications for a while, enable Do Not Disturb mode by swiping up or down to open Control Center and tapping the moon icon.

How to silence notifications on iPhone ?

There are two ways to silence notifications on iPhone: use Do Not Disturb mode or change the notification settings for each app.

Follow below mentioned steps to silence/mute notifications sound on iPhone:

Do Not Disturb Mode

Firstly, this mode silences all calls, alerts, and notifications on your iPhone. Furthermore, you can turn it on or off from Control Center or the Settings App.

Additionally, you can also program it to turn on and off automatically at certain times or while you are driving.

Control Center

• First, to access the control center, drag your finger from the top-right corner of the screen downwards.

• Then, tap the focus button where they Do Not Disturb crescent appears.

• Finally, tap Do Not Disturb to turn the feature on or off.

This will silence all calls, alerts, and notifications on your iPhone until you turn it off. You can also customize your Do Not Disturb settings in the Settings app.

Settings App

• To start, go to Settings on your iPhone and press Notifications.

• Then, scroll down and tap the app you want to mute.

• In last, turn off Allow Notifications to stop receiving alerts from that app.

Alternatively, you can turn off Sounds to silence notifications but still see them on your screen.

Notification settings

You can customize how each app sends you notifications, such as sound, vibration, banner, and lock screen options.

Furthermore, you can also completely disable notifications for specific apps. To do this, go to Settings > Notifications and tap the app you want to change.

Conclusion

In this blog post, you learned everything you need to know about iPhone notification sound.

Firstly, you discovered how to customize the sound, vibration, and banner for different types of alerts and apps.

Furthermore, you also discovered how to change the notification sound for specific apps, especially popular messaging services. Additionally, you learned how to adjust the notification volume on your iPhone.

As a result, now you can make your iPhone sound more personal and distinctive with different notification tones.

Moreover, you can also easily identify the source of a notification without looking at your phone. Finally, you can control the volume or volume of your notifications.

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