Why can't I change notification sounds in hangouts?

[AC Question]

Cant change notification sound in hangouts

i have nexus 5x with android 6.0.1 i change merged sms and hangouts because on previous phone - nexus 5 it was default and i got used to it. i chaged both sms and hangout notification sound to my custom sound and neither took effect, it palys the default one. any ideas?

 

[GlennTX]

Re: Cant change notification sound in hangouts

You need to enable permissions for the app to access file storage.

Go to: Settings, Apps, Hangouts, Permissions, Turn on "Storage"

 

[CDXX-420]

Re: Cant change notification sound in hangouts

Sweet, thx GlennTX. Solved the issue for me. Still getting used to Marshmellow 6.0 on my LG Escape 3.