Showing posts with label Sound and notifications. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sound and notifications. Show all posts

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Enable or Disable Charging Sound Feature in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

When you set the sound profile in your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge to the sound mode, you can enable the charging sound feature to have your phone plays a sound when you connect it to a charger.


How to enable or disable the charging sound feature?
You can turn on or off this feature by using the following steps:
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
  2. Scroll down to find Sounds and vibration and then tap it.
  3. Scroll down the screen and then tap the ON/OFF switch next to Charging sound to enable or disable this option. when the switch turns blue , means the charging sound feature is enabled and your phone will play a sound when a charger is connected to your phone.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Enable or Disable Touch Sounds Feature in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

When you select the sound mode as the sound profile in your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, you can set your phone to play a sound when you make selection on the screen(e.g., tap an option, tap an app or widget icon, etc.) or when you tap the Back key or the Recents key by enabling the touch sounds feature.


How to enable or disable the touch sounds feature?
You can turn on or off this feature by using the following steps:
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
  2. Scroll down to find Sounds and vibration and then tap it.
  3. Scroll down the screen and then tap the ON/OFF switch next to Touch sounds to enable or disable this option. when the switch turns blue , means the touch sounds feature is enabled and your phone will play a sound when you tap the screen or the soft keys.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Customise Application Notification Settings in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

If you have updated your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, you'll be allowed to customise notification settings for each app in your phone. You can allow or block notifications of an app, set an app as priority so that its notifications can still be received when the Do not disturb mode is enabled, set your phone to show notification previews of an app in pop-up at the top of the screen so that you won't miss any notification of that app even when you're using your phone to do other activity, set your phone to hide notifications of an app on the lock screen to prevent unauthorised people from reading it when the screen is locked, or set your phone to show notifications of an app on the lock screen with or without its content so you can easily know when you have ones when the screen is locked.


How to customise notification settings of an app?
As the example, we'll customise notification settings of the S Health app by using the following steps:
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
  2. Scroll down the screen to find Notifications and then tap it. By default, all apps notifications are enabled or allowed so you'll be notified when you receive new ones.
  3. Tap Advanced at the top right to customise notification settings of each app.
  4. Scroll down the screen to find S Health app and then tap it.
  5. Here, you'll be provided with the following options:
    • Allow notifications(this option is enabled by default): tap the ON/OFF switch next to this option to enable or disable it. When the switch turns blue , means the notifications of the selected app is allowed and you'll be notified when you receive new ones. When the switch turns gray , means the notification of the selected app is blocked and you won't be notified when you receive new ones.
    • Set as priority: tap the ON/OFF switch next to this option to enable or disable it. When the switch turns blue , means the selected app has been set as priority so that you will be notified when you receive notifications from the selected app while the Do not disturb mode is enabled.
    • Previews in pop-ups: tap the ON/OFF switch next to this option to enable or disable it. When the switch turns blue , means your phone will show notification previews from the selected app in pop-up at the top of the screen.
    • Hide on lock screen: tap the ON/OFF switch next to this option to enable or disable it. When the switch turns blue , means this option is enabled and your phone will hide notifications from the selected app when the screen is locked. When the switch turns gray , means this option is disabled and your phone will show notifications from the selected app on the lock screen.
    • Hide content on lock screen(this option is available when the Hide on lock screen option is disabled): tap the ON/OFF switch next to this option to enable or disable it. When the switch turns blue , means this option is enabled and your phone will show notifications from the selected app on the lock screen without displaying its content. When the switch turns gray , means this option is disabled and your phone will show notifications from the selected app and its contents on the lock screen.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Change Message Tone in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

By default, your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge will play a sound when receiving messages to let you easily know that you have new ones. When needed, you can change the notification sound for incoming messages to the desired one, e.g., when you're bored with the current message tone, when you want to assign a different tone for a specific contact, etc.


How to change the message tone?
You can do so by using some methods. As the example, we'll change the message tone by using two different methods: from the Messages app and from the Contacts app.

Method #1: From the Messages app
You can use this method to change the message tone for incoming messages from all contacts except those you have assigned to the different message tone. Use the following steps to change the message tone from the Messages app:
  1. Open the Messages app.
  2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
  3. Tap Notifications. If Notifications is off, tap the ON/OFF switch to turn it on. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
  4. Tap Notification sound.
  5. Select the required message tone you want to use. Your phone will play the selected tone to give you a preview how it might sound when selected. FYI, if you select Default notification sound, your phone will use the default notification sound as the message tone.
  6. The message tone has been changed.

Method #2: From the Contacts app
You can use this method to assign different message tone for a specific contact. Use the following steps to change message tone from the Contacts app:
  1. Open Contacts app.
  2. Tap the required contact you want to change its message tone.
  3. Tap Edit to edit the selected contact.
  4. Tap Add another field.
  5. Tap Message tone to add this field to the selected contact.
  6. Tap Message tone to assign a different message tone for the selected contact.
  7. Select the required message tone you want to use. Your phone will play the selected tone to give you a preview how it might sound when selected.
  8. Tap the Back key to return to the previous screen.
  9. Tap Save button to save the changes.
  10. The selected tone has been set as message tone for the selected contact.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Set Your Own Audio File as Notification Tone in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

If you want to have more personal notification tone in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge or are bored with the stock notification tone, you can use your own audio file as your notification tone. What you have to do is placing the required audio file to the notifications folder in order to add it to the notification sound list so you can select and set it as your notification tone.


How to add your own audio file to the notifications folder?
As the example, we'll add a mp3 file to the notifications folder so it'll be added to the notification sound list by using the following steps:
  1. Open My Files app.
  2. In the Category section, tap Audio folder to view all audio files in your phone.
  3. Long tap the required mp3 file to select it.
  4. To copy the selected mp3 file, tap More at the top right and then select Copy.
  5. Now, navigate to the Device storage\media\audio\notifications folder. To paste copied mp3 file, tap Paste here at the top right.
  6. The selected mp3 file has been copied to the notifications folder and will be added to the notification sound list.


How to use your own audio file as your notification tone?
As the example, we'll use the mp3 file that has been added to the notifications folder as the S Planner notification tone by using the following steps:
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. Scroll down to the Device section and then tap Sounds and notifications.
  3. Tap Ringtones and sounds.
  4. Tap S Planner notifications.
  5. If S Planner notifications is off, tap the ON/OFF switch to turn it on. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
  6. Tap Notification sound.
  7. Find your mp3 file within the list and then tap it to select and set it as the S Planner notification tone.
  8. The S Planner notification tone has been changed.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Change Default Notification Sound in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

When the sound profile in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is set to the sound mode and your phone receives new notifications, e.g: text messages, email messages, S Planner events, etc., your phone will notify you through some ways, one of which is by playing the notification tone. By default, your phone will play the same tone or the default notification sound when receiving those notifications. When needed, you can change the default notification sound to the other one so you can easily know when you have new notifications.


How to change default notification sound?
You can do so by using the following steps:
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. Scroll down to the Device section and then tap Sounds and notifications.
  3. Tap Ringtones and sounds.
  4. Tap Default notification sound.
  5. Now, select the required notification sound you want to use. Your phone will play the selected tone to give you a preview how it might sound when selected. As a note, if you don't want to miss notifications, make sure to not choose "Silent" as your notification sound because your phone won't play any sound when receiving new notifications.
  6. The default notification sound has been changed.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable or Disable Keyboard Sound Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

When you set the sound profile in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge to the sound mode, you can use the keyboard sound feature to have your phone plays a click-like sound when the Samsung keyboard is tapped.


How to enable or disable the keyboard sound feature?
You can turn on or off this feature by using the following steps:
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. Scroll down to the Device section and then tap Sounds and notifications.
  3. Tap Ringtones and sounds.
  4. Scroll down the screen and then tap the ON/OFF switch next to Keyboard sound to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns green , means the keyboard sound feature is enabled and your phone will play a sound when you're tapping the Samsung keyboard.