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How to change new iOS 17 Notification Sound

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

Posted on Sep 27, 2023 11:47 PM

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Posted on Nov 26, 2023 3:59 PM

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.

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Oct 22, 2023 7:02 PM in response to zawg

I myself am NOT a fan of this notification sound.

when I first got my iPhone 15, I was on a phone call and heard the rebound notification sound through my AirPods. My first thought was “did my call just hang up?” I’m not sure where I’ve heard this sound before (or a similar sound to it) but it reminds me of a dropped call or hang up button.

Apple, please fix this.

Oct 23, 2023 8:31 AM in response to zawg

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!

Oct 26, 2023 8:25 AM in response to zawg

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.

Nov 17, 2023 3:00 PM in response to javierfromsheffield

javierfromsheffield wrote:

Unbelievable that we cannot choose a default sounds on our phones!!! I am seriously considering moving to Samsung now.

I think you should. Samsung has great displays, they've resolved the exploding battery issue, the bloatware is (mostly manageable) and, they cost about the same as iPhones these days. Unless, of course, you get the lower end models which is something you should never do with an Android phone.

Nov 20, 2023 2:07 PM in response to ElsieNJ

We have sent feedback to Apple. The issue is, as I’m sure you are aware, they do not respond to it.


So customers are left with a forum that Apple doesn’t read, and which all comments, criticisms, and complaints don’t get responded to - other than told to send feedback to Apple - or we are told to contact Apple via their Feedback systems, and we still

don't get any kind of response or solution to a problem.


What else can Apple users do, if we are constantly told no one is listening?!

Nov 20, 2023 5:02 PM in response to WhyDoIBotherWithItunes

WhyDoIBotherWithItunes wrote:

We have sent feedback to Apple. The issue is, as I’m sure you are aware, they do not respond to it.

"Doesn't respond" isn't the same as "doesn't read or act on if they deem it appropriate" /

So customers are left with a forum that Apple doesn’t read, and which all comments, criticisms, and complaints don’t get responded to - other than told to send feedback to Apple - or we are told to contact Apple via their Feedback systems,

This forum is really not a place to complain. It's a technical support forum. There is no current technical solution to what you want. That's why people keep posting the feedback link. For reasons I don't understand, lots of people don't bother to read threads before posting in them or they would know that already.


Now, as long as you're not especially rude, the Hosts will probably keep letting people complain. But, except for the possible cathartic value, it won't actually accomplish anything.


What you can do now is learn to live with it or get a different phone.

Nov 22, 2023 12:43 PM in response to zawg

My nest cameras now can’t be heard in the daytime if phone in my bag or pocket & even at night the alert isn’t loud enough for me to wake if someone gets onto my property. I’m fuming- why can’t apple give you the option to change the tone on 3rd party apps. I feel sorry for people who have hearing issues as so quiet!

Nov 23, 2023 11:29 AM in response to zawg

I am really not happy with ios17 update. I have a 14pro. I used to be able to choose individual sounds for different apps but now they are all the same if it is a 3rd party app, which let’s be honest, most apps are. I can’t hear the new sound, which I cannot change for my emails. It is the same sound as for instagram, plus nearly everything else.

please APPLE give us the choice we had before. This update is awful

Nov 26, 2023 2:17 PM in response to zawg

The reason I don’t like the sound is because it sounds like the tone that is used once a recording is complete. So it’s irking me because sometimes I accidentally hit the record button and that let me know not to send it. But now it’s like every time I get a notification I feel like I’ve been accidentally recording or something just recorded me. It’s driving me up the wall!

Nov 28, 2023 5:11 AM in response to zawg

Sorry Apple, taking away my ability to set notification sounds of my choice is not an improvement in your product. The notification sound that your teams think is ideal is horrible, cannot be heard in many circumstances and is now just reminding me every time that I DO hear it how much I dislike it. This has now become continuous prompt to consider a new non-Apple phone. Please correct this immediately and stop taking away flexibility to set up your products to my liking.

How to change new iOS 17 Notification Sound

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