How to Change Galaxy S9 Text Message Notification Sound

If you’re not happy with the notification ringtone that sounds when you receive a text message on your Samsung Galaxy S9 smartphone, you can change it with these steps.

Note: This tutorial assumes that you are using the default “Messages” app to manage text messages.

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Set Text Message Ringtone to Pre-Installed Sound

1. Open the “Messages” app.
2. Tap “Menu” , located at the upper-right corner.
3. Select “Settings“.
4. Select “Notifications“.
5. Ensure the “Messages” switch is toggled to “On“.
6. Choose “General notifications” > “Sound“.
7. Select the notification sound you wish to use, then tap “OK“
8. Select the Back arrow, then perform the same steps under the “New messages” option on the “APP NOTIFICATIONS” screen.

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Set Ringtones to Specific Contacts

1. Open “Contacts” app.
2. Select the contact you wish to change text notification for.
3. Tap “Edit” (Top of screen).
4. Scroll down to the bottom and tap “More”.
5. Tap “Message Tone”.
6. Select tone from the list. (Tone will play so you can make sure it is the correct one).
7. Tap the left arrow at the top left of the screen.
8. Tap “Save” at the top right of the screen.

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Set Custom Text Message Ringtone

If you have a custom sound file in a supported form such as MP3 or WAV format, you can set them as your text ringtone on your Galaxy S9 using these steps.

1. Copy the sound file to your Galaxy S9. Use these steps to connect the phone to your PC to copy files.
2. Download and install the Rings Extended app.
3. Open the “Messages” app.
4. Tap “More“, located at the upper-right corner.
5. Select “Settings“.
6. Tap “Notifications“.
7. Choose “Notification sound“.
8. When prompted with the “Complete action using” screen, select “Rings Extended“.
9. Select “Media ringtones“.
10. Choose the ringtone file you wish to use.

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FAQ

Why is Notifications and other options in my Messaging Settings grayed out?

You probably have another app set as the default handler for text messages. You will either need to make “Messaging” the default app by tapping “Default messaging app” and setting it, or change the notification setting from the other app.

 

This tutorial applies to the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ models G960U and G965U.