To change the notification sound on your iPhone, go to Settings > Sounds & Haptics. You can change the notification sounds on this page for the Text Tone, New Voicemail, Calendar Alerts, Reminder ...

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Master the art of tailor-made alerts and never miss an important notification again You can set different notification sounds for calls, emails, messages, and each app on your Android phone. Changing ...

You can change notification sounds for emails and calendar events directly within the new Outlook app for Windows. In classic Outlook, you can choose whether to play a sound when a new email arrives.

The sound you choose to notify you when you get a text, call, or social media update is important since it's what you'll primarily need to listen for to know when someone is trying to contact you.

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