alert tone
Notification audio signal
An alert tone is a distinct sound used to signal incoming information or demand attention.
Emergency broadcasts use alert tones before announcements; phones emit alert tones for notifications.
The term often appears in technical or official contexts: The alert tone sounded before the weather warning.
Quieter settings: I set my alert tone to vibrate.
- notificationFormal notice given
- push notificationAutomatic message from app
- chimeMelodic bell sound
- pingBrief metallic tone
- beepShort electronic tone
ringtone · warning · buzz · alarm · sound · vibrate · message · incoming call · ding · siren · reminder · signal · urgent · phone · wake · wake up call · attention · heads up
- soundssound, beeps, listen, sounds, hear
- alarmsalarm, fire alarm, smoke alarm, burglar alarm, car alarm
- alert soundsalarm, beep, buzzer, chime, doorbell
- notificationsnotifications, notification bell, push, notification dot, notification sound
- ringtoneschime, melody, jingle, beep, buzz
- safety alertswarning sign, caution sign, danger sign, hazard sign, warning light
alert tonebackground music
Audio meant to accompany
ambient sound · ambient music · white noise · elevator music · hold music
alert tonesilence
Total lack of sound
mute · silent mode · do not disturb · quiet · vibrate mode
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