With owning cell phones always comes the desire to set custom ringtone and alert sounds. In the good old “dumb” phone days – that is, the days before smartphones – we used to download monophonic ringtones over a WAP connection and impress our friends with great sound Crazy frog (Sorry).
Nowadays, the desire to personalize our smartphones by setting sarcastic or funny sounds is no less widespread. That’s why the best phones still allow you to set custom ringtones and notification tones.
In this guide, we will show you how to change notification sounds on Samsung Galaxy devices. We’ll just start by going over the basics of switching between pre-installed ringtones, if you’re new to Samsung and still finding your way around. Next, we’ll take you through the steps to set your own custom sounds for notifications. All you need to do now is to read and learn how to set custom notification tones on Samsung Galaxy phones.
NB: This guide covers Samsung Galaxy phones running the OneUI version of Android. For other Android devices – eg Google Pixel 7 Pro or OnePlus 11You’ll want to read our other guide located at How to change notification sounds on Android.
How to change notification sounds on Samsung Galaxy phones
- Go to Settings > Sounds and vibration
- Click on the notification sound
- Select a new notification sound
Read on for the full illustrated instructions for each step.
1. Go to Settings > Sounds & vibration
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Open the Settings app And Click sounds and vibration.
2. Click on the notification sound
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Select the notification sound option.
3. Select a new notification sound
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Select a new notification sound from the list of pre-installed sounds.
How to set a custom notification sound on Samsung Galaxy phones
This process is a little more complicated than selecting a pre-installed sound. To set a song or audio recording as the notification sound, you will need to Download the audio file to your device before you start.
1. Open the My Files app
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Open the application tray And Select My files.
2. Locate the audio file
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Find the audio file that you want to use. You can Click on audio files To see all files that are of audio file types.
3. Copy the audio file
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Once you have located the file you want to use, Long press on the file and then Click Copy. now Click on the back arrow To return to the home directory of my files.
4. Head to the internal storage
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from my files home directory, Click on Internal Storage.
5. Tap on Notifications
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in your internal storage folder, Check if you see a folder called “Notifications”. if you do, Click Notifications And Go to the next step.
If you don’t, it might just be hidden: Click Basicstop left, then Select all. Move the mouse down A little bit and you will see the notifications folder. if you do, Click Notifications And Go to the next step.
If you still don’t see the folder, Click on the three dots iconand top right and Select Create folder. Name the folder “Notifications” And Click Create. now Click Notifications And Go to the next step.
6. Paste the audio file into the notifications
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Click copy here at the bottom of the screen (we know what you’re actually doing is pasting). The audio file will now be placed in the Notifications folder.
7. Go to Settings > Sounds and vibration
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now Open the Settings app And Click sounds and vibration.
8. Tap on the notification sound
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Select the notification sound option.
9. Select your own sound from the dedicated section
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At the top of the page, you will see the dedicated address. Your custom voice should appear here. Tap on your custom voice To set it as your notification sound.
Not very difficult, is it? However, setting a custom ringtone isn’t exactly easy, and your phone won’t guide you through it automatically. So if someone doesn’t show you, it won’t be easy to do.
We’ve got loads of other Samsung-themed guides to help you get the most out of your Galaxy device. Did you know that Android phones have their own version of Apple AirDrop? Learn how to use Nearby Sharing on Android phones (including Samsung Galaxy devices). If you accidentally deleted some messages, don’t worry: we can show you how to recover deleted texts on Samsung Galaxy phones. And if you are using Bluetooth headphones, you will definitely want to know how to auto answer calls on Samsung Galaxy phones while using Bluetooth.
