You can customize the text message sounds on your iPhone to create a unique notification experience. Here’s how:
How to Change the Default Text Message Tone on iPhone
Every iPhone comes pre-loaded with dozens of text message tones. You can set one as your iPhone’s default text tone. Then, every time you get a text message, the text tone will play. Follow these steps below to change the default text tone on an iPhone:
1. Open the Settings App:
• On your iPhone’s home screen, tap on the “Settings” app (the gray gear icon).
2. Navigate to Sounds & Haptics:
• Scroll down and tap on “Sounds & Haptics.”
3. Choose Text Tone:
• Under “Sounds and Vibration Patterns,” tap on “Text Tone.”
4. Select Your New Sound:
• You’ll see a list of available sounds. You can scroll through them and tap on any sound to preview it.
• Choose the sound you want to use for text messages.
• You can also search for specific sounds using the search bar at the top.
5. Optionally Customize Ringtone:
• If you want to use a different sound for phone calls, tap on “Ringtone” and select a different sound.
6. Optionally Customize Other Sounds:
• You can also customize sounds for other notifications, like email, calendar alerts, and more. Explore the options within the “Sounds & Haptics” settings.
Additional Tips:
• Download New Sounds: You can download additional sounds from the App Store. Search for “ringtones” or “text tones” to find apps that offer a wide variety of sounds.
• Assign Different Sounds: You can assign different sounds to specific contacts or groups. To do this:
1. Open the Contacts app.
2. Tap on the contact or group.
3. Tap “Edit.”
4. Scroll down to “Text Tone” and select a new sound.
Now you’ve customized your text message sounds to match your personal style.
How to Use Custom Vibrations for Text Tones on iPhone
Sounds aren’t the only way to be alerted to a new text message. You can also create specific vibration patterns to use as customized alerts. The iPhone lets you turn off the ringer, silence tones and alerts, and sets the phone to vibrate in certain patterns when you get texts from certain people. Vibration patterns are powered by haptics.
