How to change message notification sound on android

When you get a message, you can choose to be notified with a:

  • Sound
  • Vibration
  • Reminder

You can also choose how:

  • Your device sends pictures and videos
  • Messages handles advanced tasks

Change global settings

Change default notification settings

Change your default messaging app

Change font size

To make your font size smaller or larger:

  1. Open your device's Settings app.
  2. Select Accessibility
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    Text and display.
  3. Select Font size.
  4. Use the slider to choose your font size.

Change display size

To make items on your screen smaller or larger:

  1. Open your device's Settings app.
  2. Select Accessibility
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     Text and display 
    How to change message notification sound on android
     Display size.
  3. Use the slider to choose your display size. 

Change advanced settings

Change how Messages sends pictures, videos & audio files

Use simple characters/Change number to send files

Change bubble notification settings

You can keep conversations accessible with bubble notifications. When you pin bubbles to your home screen, you can get messages from contacts in fewer steps.

  1. Open the Messages app .
  2. Tap More options
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    How to change message notification sound on android
     Settings
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     Bubbles.
  3. Choose:
    • Get notifications for all conversations: Tap All conversations can bubble.
    • Get notifications for certain contacts: Tap Selected conversations can bubble.
    • Stop all notifications: Tap Nothing can bubble.

Tips

Additional controls for notifications, blocking & group messages

Turn off link previews for websites

Link previews from websites can be turned on or off:

  1. Open the Messages app .
  2. At the top right, tap More options  
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    Settings
    How to change message notification sound on android
    Automatic previews.
  3. Turn off Show all previews.
  • Optional: To turn off previews when you send or get a link in a conversation, tap Show only web link previews.

Tip: Only share links you trust. URLs can include personal details, like your location or bank information.

Learn how the previews for links are created.

Turn off dark theme

Important: These steps only work on Android 10 and up.

  1. Open your device's Settings app
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    .
  2. Tap Display
  3. Turn Dark theme on or off.

Turn off Verified SMS

Important: Verified SMS isn't available in all countries or regions.

When Verified SMS is on, Google verifies messages from participating businesses. 

Turn off verified SMS:

  1. Open the Messages app .
  2. Tap More options
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    How to change message notification sound on android
     Settings
    How to change message notification sound on android
     Verified SMS.
  3. Turn off Verify business message sender.

Learn how Verified SMS works.

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1 Head into your Settings > Apps..
2 Tap on an app you would like to customise the Notification tone..
3 Tap on Notifications..
4 Select a category you would like to customise..
5 Ensure that you have selected Alert then tap on Sound..
6 Tap on a sound then press the back button to apply changes..

How do I change the notification Sound for individual apps on Android?

On the Notification category page, scroll down to the Sound section. It shows the default tone enabled for the app. Tap Sound and select your desired notification tone from the list to change the presets.

How do I change the Sound for messages on my phone?

Change your notification sound.
Open your phone's Settings app..
Tap Sound & vibration. Default notification sound..
Choose a sound..
Tap Save..