If you have the same ringtone for calls and alert for messages regardless of what they are, you might want to create your own and assign specific tones to specific contacts. Can you do more with ...

Every smartphone comes with a slate of built-in ringtones and alert sounds. But after a while, they can get annoying and confusing. Was that your phone ringing or the guy behind you in line at the ...

A forthcoming version of Google Sounds may introduce new vibration patterns for Pixel phones to complement ringtones and notification tones. Meanwhile, Google is also renaming the ringtone and ...

Are there some people whose calls or texts you’ll take no matter what’s going on? Know when they’re calling or texting without even looking at your iPhone by customizing their ringtone and text alert ...

Although Android does support customised sounds, getting them setup isn’t exactly simple. You currently have to manually copy each ringtone you want to use to one of three directories on the phone’s ...

watchOS 11 has added the ability to change your Apple Watch's ringtone, also allowing you to set different tones for different types of alerts. Although I usually keep my Apple Watch on silent mode, ...

WhatsApp alerts you to all incoming messages from your contacts and groups using the same notification sound. Even though this sound is distinctive enough to tell you when a notification is from ...

Problem: You're sick of e-mail alerts, but you don't want to miss important messages from the office or your family. Solution: MailTones, which lets you assign custom alerts. Rick Broida is the author ...