I’m not a massive fan of the new notification sound (Rebound). I can live with it, but I prefer the classic tri-tone. At least give me the option to change it back and adjust sounds for individual apps as some app notifications are silent even in ringer mode. Just release a software update to choose notification sounds for individual apps!
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iPhone 13, iOS 17
Please change this! I use the notification for my baby monitor and I need it to wake me up in the night if she is crying in the other room. The new tone isn’t loud enough to wake me up. I suspect this is a problem for lots of parents out there who use their phone for baby monitoring. Please give us the option to change the tone.
Please change this! I use the notification for my baby monitor and I need it to wake me up in the night if she is crying in the other room. The new tone isn’t loud enough to wake me up. I suspect this is a problem for lots of parents out there who use their phone for baby monitoring. Please give us the option to change the tone.
I'm not as old but I absolutely concur. I have spent years developing a custom sound scheme on my phone. I want the ability to set the sound used as the default tone, I do NOT want it set for me. Had I know about this "feature" of iOS 17, I would have ignore the update.
As was said before, we expect better, Apple.
I agree. My Nest camera alert sound is the same as all other alert sounds and after awhile you hear this same sound that you don’t even hear them any longer. I equate this to buying a new house on a busy street. At first all the traffic noise is irritating but in time you don’t even hear the traffic.
12 Pro Max on 17.0.3
I am old and need the different tones to separate which app wants my attention. Also, because I don't hear as well as I used to, I need a tone that I can make loud enough to hear and one that lasts a length of time more than a nanosecond. I miss so many notifications that involve work and security. I love my iPhone 12 Pro Max and that my Mac, iPad, and Apple Watch are all integrated and work well together to get work done. But, if I don't hear distinct notifications on the phone or the watch, the whole Apple ecosystem becomes a black hole where ones and zeros die.
Apple has to fix this. I know they want to put it on the developers, which is fine, but enforce that apps must meet certain accessibility requirements.
On Apple's developers' website, they say this to developers:
"Perceivability — Make sure that all content can be perceived whether people are using sight, hearing, or touch."
The notifications for the apps I use were working, so it is reasonable to believe that the developers were doing this. Then Apple pushes an update that strips the features out of almost every app.
Apple, We expect Better!
i got off the phone with apple support and they said this is not a bug but how the system was intended to be built. She said the only thing we can do is submit feedback to apple about it and hopefully if enough people do they will see we don’t like this feature and change it.
Why can't we pick notification sounds depending on the app? This has been a feature of Android for many, many years but yet Apple are forcing you to have tri-tone as a default sound for everything.
I understand with iOS 17.2 users can now change the default notification tone, but it would be great if we can pick sounds depending on the app so we can truly customise the phone. Having the same sound for every app notification is rather annoying, especially if you're with other people who all have iPhones and you don't know if its your phone that's going off or someone else's. Just please allow us to pick the sounds based on the app.
I am on iOS 17.0.2. Here is a pic of my iPhone 12 Pro with Tri-tone
Show Joe wrote:
Apple...please give us the ability to change the notification sound, not only for in general, but individual apps as well! Rebound is just too quiet. Personally, I have a Ring alarm system and cameras and really need the notifications to have a unique sound so they will be more prevalent. This is crucial, especially at night or when I am away from home. As you can imagine, responding to someone attempting to pirate a package or sneaking around my home would be useful. Having the ability to assign a unique tone to at least the Ring app would be greatly beneficial!
Apple doesn't read here in this user-to-user forum for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:
Hey!
At the moment, 3rd party app notifications aren’t changeable by the user, as Apple has set the default to Rebound. Only the app’s developers can change this at the moment. You can suggest this here: Product Feedback - Apple
Regards,
Bryce 🤠
It’s third party app notifications. This new Moto is so Dang annoying. Gave me a headache. Why mess up something that’s been working for years. This is not an update but a downgrade. 🗣️🗣️🗣️change it back!
Apple added the ability to select the default notification sound in iOS 17.2.1. Make sure your phone is up-to-date.
mlcrbk wrote:
Another case where Apple makes arbitrary changes with an update that makes no sense. I'd love to work somewhere where I have no accountability, whatsoever.
Amazing. Some app notifications are slight chirps that are hardly audible. Who makes these decisions and do they own an iPhone of Android as they have no clue, whatsoever.
Translation: Apple makes decisions I don't like and don't agree with. That makes me sad and angry.
Tell Apple:
Give Apple feedback on this new default notification sound. Letting them know it is too low. Hopefully they will listen. If there is a change let me know! You can do it here!
WhyDoIBotherWithItunes wrote:
It's so frustrating to see that the notification sign has been locked and is not changeable by the user in iOS 17.1.1. Please will Apple kindly revert it back to being modifiable to whatever the user would like?
Apple doesn't read here in this user-to-user forum for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:
RavenRaine wrote:
Please change this! It’s absolutely ridiculous to have all apps sound the same without being able to change any of them. A total downgrade that was so unnecessary. Literally why was this done?
Apple does not read here in this user-to-user forum for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:
Likewise, no one here in this user-to-user forum would know why Apple does or does not do something. However, I'd guess all the complaints in this forum about the loudness of notifications sounds might have something to do with it.
How to change new iOS 17 Notification Sound
