My phone:
Android 7.0 + EMUI 5.1(I see no difference from the EMUI contribution)
I am using the default Android messaging app for texts. Is there a way to make different sounds chime for different users? I would like to hear a certain noise when texts are from my wife, for example.
If not available in the default app., are there better texting apps that allow it?
Note: I use Whatsapp as well, but that isn’t quite the same(??), I think. Unless I’m not understanding it.
Thanks!
Yes you can.
I have a Google Pixel phone but being Android I assume this process is the same for all Android phones.
Go to Contacts and find the person whose ringtone you would like to change.
Click on them.
In the screen that appears (should be their name and number and whatever other details you have on them showing) click on the three vertical dots in the upper right corner (… but like |).
In there is a “Set ringtone” selection. Choose that, pick a ringtone and that’s it.
For texts:
Open your texting app. Type in a name as if you were going to text that person. Instead of entering text choose the three vertical dots in the upper right corner again (same as above). Click on “People & options”. On the screen that appears select “Notifications”. On the screen that appears choose “Sound”. Pick a sound.
Ringtone definitely worked, but I don’t see the ability for my texts.
When I click those three dots, I see:
View Contact
Edit before call
Blacklist
When I choose “view contact”, I can edit the default ringtone so my wife’s calls are different, but I don’t seen an option for texts to have a different chime.
Anyone?
Sadly, no such option (Samsung Galaxy 5, standard software).
Not available in the default messaging app, LG G3 Android 7.0.
Looks to be the case for some reason. I wouldn’t mind if I had a VIP listing of a handful of people that had a special chime.
Anyone know of a better SMS app that would do this? I’m willing to pay a buck or two for a really nice one that has these kinds of features.
For a Samsung S5, you need to edit the contact and set the ringtone field to the desired tone and likewise for the message tone.
If either of these field are not shown, you can touch “add another fleld”, select the desired field and then set them to the desired option.
I see it–thanks.
NM
Does this have the answer?
https://devicehelp.singtel.com/huawei/mate-8-android-6-0/basic-functions/choose-message-tone/
When I Edit a Contact (using the pencil icon), I get a screen where I can enter or change a whole bunch of things, including “Notification Sound.”
I did click add another filed and none seem to indicate message tone.
No, that’s just how to change all texts to a different sound. I want one contact(my wife) to have a tone just for her.
Again, I get ringtone, but not text or notification sound.
Doing a little Googling turned up this article, which seems to apply to Samsung Galxy models, but which recommends a couple of SMS apps that might work for you.