In this guide, you will learn how you can change the Messages app notification sound on your iPhone or iPad and make the alerts more recognizable.
iPhones offer a wide range of notification sound options for the Messages app and you also have the option to purchase new tones from the Tones Store. You can learn all about changing message sound on iPhone from our guide below.
Change Messages Sound on iPhone
- Open Settings and go to Notifications.
- Scroll down and tap on Messages.
- On the next page tap on the Sounds option.
- From the list of available tones tap on a tone to preview and select it.
In addition to selecting new notification sounds you can also scroll down and tap on the Classic option to choose from classic tones.
You can also choose from previously purchased tones and purchase new tones by tapping on the Tone Store.
That’s it, this is how you can choose a different tone for the Messages app and have a different sound play when you receive a text message or an iMessage on your iPhone or iPad.
