message tone

Alert audio cue

Message tone is the short sound a phone makes when receiving a text message or notification.

Different tones can be assigned to different contacts or apps, letting you know who's reaching out without looking at the screen: I changed my message tone so I'd stop confusing my alerts with everyone else's.

Related

ping · ding · vibrate · buzz · beep · sound · sound effect · notification sound · incoming · text · SMS · group chat · read receipt · phone · melody · jingle · custom · silent

Categories
Opposites
notification type

message toneringtone

Phone's incoming call sound

alarm tone · calendar alert

alert modality

message tonevibration

Rapid oscillating movement

haptic feedback · LED indicator

notification presence

message tonesilent mode

Phone's soundless setting

mute · do not disturb · sound off

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G