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#298997 2-Aug-2022 09:44

On Samsung Galaxy A72, is there any way to have a specific notification sound for Messages (sms) and leave the other notification sounds as is ?

Issue is, someone can text me, and I just think its a generic Facebook/Twitter/whatever app notification, so I don't look at it for a while.... when in reality its the wife asking me if I want her to buy me the latest video card but I need to respond within 10s...... yeah right.

I've looked through all the settings I can find but just seems to be the one tone for all notifications.

Have I missed something somewhere ? :) (Most likely, and very obvious)

XPD / Gavin

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#2949631 2-Aug-2022 10:03

Have you looked in the messaging app settings? It should have it's own notification settings, as well as being able to go into each contact to have individual notification settings.

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#2949671 2-Aug-2022 12:07

Yeah, while in the messenger conversation, click the 'i' in the top right corner.

Go down to 'Notifications and Sounds'

Click on 'Customise Notifications' - and from there click on the 'Sound' option. This will allow you to select sounds currently installed on your phone.

Edit - this is to set up notifications for individuals. The main menu under your Profile should allow you to change the Messenger tone for all incomings.

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#2949673 2-Aug-2022 12:10

This worked on my Galaxy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqVo9JQGkpM

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#2949737 2-Aug-2022 14:39

You can also put your own song choice as notification sound. Copy song choice to My files then internal storage & put in either notification or ringtone folder then that you tube video explains how set tone for individual app. Been doing this for years on Samsung phones so presume should work on A72

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#2958518 24-Aug-2022 03:19

You can get Zedge to handle customised sounds for individual contacts, or for specifically for text messages.

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#2958526 24-Aug-2022 07:34

In the Android 13 messages app go into settings -> notifications. Under each type of notification the app can send you can enable or disable it. If you click on the notification name (not the group) you get options to let you change the options including the sound used.

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#2958531 24-Aug-2022 08:11

None of the options suggested seem to apply to my phone (Samsung A72, using Messages for SMS). Weird.... will just fire up Zedge again I guess and use that to control it for now until I can find where the heck the setting is :D

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#2958536 24-Aug-2022 08:38

I don't have an A72 but do have a S series Samsung phone.

Can you try the following:
Open your SMS app
Select a message from your wife.
Select the hamburger button (3 dots)
Is there an option there to select a individual sound for that contact?

That's where is it on my Samsung.

Worth a look/try

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#2958544 24-Aug-2022 09:03

Thanks @kiwiharry , I didn't think to go into existing contact :D FML.

Right, at least I can hear my wifes requests now :D Will update other contacts that I deem worthy of a timely response :D

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#2959039 24-Aug-2022 21:55

xpd:

Thanks @kiwiharry , I didn't think to go into existing contact :D FML.

Right, at least I can hear my wifes requests now :D Will update other contacts that I deem worthy of a timely response :D

What Zedge does is a simplified way of what @kiwiharry suggested .
Either way works, but I would suggest that after the top dozen of your most often contacted people, there is no point customising ringtones, etc .

The standard way @kiwiharry offers takes a bit longer is the only real difference .