How do i choose an idividuals text notification sound instead of them all being the same?

[Android Central Question]

I have a s9+ and im trying to figure out how to chose a text sound for a specific person. Any ideas?

 

[chanchan05]

Try Contacts>Tap Contact you want to change>Tap the ! button>Edit>Scroll down and tap view more>scroll down to bottom>message tone

 

[benwaers]

that option isn't on the s9+ all i have is ringtone and vibration pattern :-(

 

[tadpoles]

that option isn't on the s9+ all i have is ringtone and vibration pattern :-(

You cannot edit the Contact and give the person a custom ringtone or notification tone? If not, something seems wrong.

 

[tadpoles]

that option isn't on the s9+ all i have is ringtone and vibration pattern :-(

Did you click View More?

 

[chanchan05]

Carrier branded unit? Probably got disabled. You can get around this by using another SMS app like Textra.

 

[benwaers]

yes opened up all option until all that was left at the bottom was scan business card. T-mobile Phone.

 

[doglvrof2]

My S8 had this option for personalized text tones (and loved this) until OREO update.

Disappeared....

Have tried textra and various other Contacts Apps but no go.


HATE Oreo for this.

Want to downgrade to Nougat if I knew how

 

[chanchan05]

My S8 had this option for personalized text tones (and loved this) until OREO update.

Disappeared....

Have tried textra and various other Contacts Apps but no go.


HATE Oreo for this.

Want to downgrade to Nougat if I knew how

What do you mean no go on Textra?

It should be under open message thread with contact>down arrow on upper right>customize this conversation>notifications>notification sound

 

[doglvrof2]

ok.... downloaded textra again and made default app.

Was able to assign personalized text tones. Thanks for the "how to". Has been driving me crazy for days


THANKS SO MUCH

 

[Hawaiian_Geek]

Gonna try TEXTRA. Hate OREO for doing away with this feature of choosing different tones for contacts.

 

[hallux]

It's easy to "blame" Oreo for this, but the reality is that Samsung changed this feature (or removed it actually) when the apps they provide were re-written for the new OS. Blame Samsung.

 

[tadpoles]

I've found that Textra is just as nice, if not nicer than Samsung's native messaging app with a lot of flexibility. Give it a whirl.

 

[Amyanne]

The S8 useded to have a message tone feature in contacts. After last update its gone? How do i get it back?

 

[hallux]

Welcome @Amyanne We have a sticky at the top of this forum related to just this - https://forums.androidcentral.com/ask-question/878533-no-more-separate-notification-tones-oreo.html