Custom notification sound per contact

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Feature description

Please allow the custom notification sounds to be assigned to a specific contact, vs being assinged to a conversation.

Why do you want this feature?

Every 6-12 months, I clear out and archive my old SMS messages and store them on my PC. When I do that, I'll delete all my conversations as well and I think when that happens all the customised SMS tone assignments will then be deleted as well. Annoyingly, this isn't a feature in the stock contacts app any more. If this doesn't happen, and in fact they are saved - then please cancel/delete this request.

Additional information

As it is, the last must have feature is present, and that's awesome to see. Thank you for creating such a well made app.

[seniordevel]

I would also like to see a custom notification sound, but I do not need this as 'per contact'.
Just a (custom) notification sound for messages (SMS) would be great.

[Aga-C]

@seniordevel It's already possible - check Conversation Details.

[seniordevel]

It's already possible - check Conversation Details.

I could not find any setting. Just tried to re-check, but I deleted any older conversations.
Do you have a screenshot maybe?

[Aga-C]

@seniordevel You can find it in the three dots menu in the conversation for which you want to set notifications. If you mean to customize app-wide notifications, you can do it in Settings → Customize notifications.

[seniordevel]

you can find it in the three dots menu in the conversation for which you want to set notifications. If you mean to customize app-wide notifications, you can do it in Settings → Customize notifications.

Again, I have any old conversations deleted!!

Thus the 3-dot menu just shows 'About' and 'Show archived conversations'. The latter is empty as expected.
Please read my answers carefully.

you can do it in Settings → Customize notifications.

No! I posted this, because it is impossible, at least on on Android 11. There is no sound setting.

[antodc]

@seniordevel Next time you receive an SMS, go to the notification history, select messages and then the last notification. From there you should be able to change the system sound for SMSs.

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Yes that's the ticket - I couldn't find this originally because I was starting with a blank list and it's not immediately obvious. You have to have at least one message from a contact, open that and the 3 dot menu has the relevant Conversation Details option.
Then click Enable Custom Notifications
-> then chose Customise Notifications
-> then choose a sound from the options

This is prone to resetting your custom notification settings if you ever clear out your inbox of SMS, but that's something I do rarely enough that I'll manage with setting them again once I do that.

It would be extra nice if the app remembered custom settings per contact :)

[seniordevel]

@seniordevel Next time you receive an SMS, go to the notification history, select messages and then the last notification. From there you should be able to change the system sound for SMSs.

Thank you.

But I think it probably will not work as expected, for the following reasons:

• As I understand, those sounds currently are assigned to conversations. But I am looking for an app-wide general notification sound, especially for completely new contacts, such as email notification sounds.
  ( @Aga-C commented: " you can do it in Settings → Customize notifications.", but there is no sound notification setting)
• I usually delete any conversation after reading. As noted above, then the sound settings might be deleted too (as the author guessed above)

However, lets see, I will try the feature and then report here.

[antodc]

@seniordevel In my case, it works for any SMS received, in any conversation. I am not 100% sure about what happens when all messages are deleted, but I would bet that it still works. That is a setting for the app, not for any specific conversation. Anyway, I am curious to see your future report.

[antodc]

you can do it in Settings → Customize notifications.

No! I posted this, because it is impossible, at least on on Android 11. There is no sound setting.

@seniordevel Just noticed. It is indeed true that there is no sound setting there. However, if you tap “SMS received” another notification setting view pops up. From the “advanced” section of that view you can change the notification sound.

[seniordevel]

However, if you tap “SMS received” another notification setting view pops up. From the “advanced” section of that view you can change the notification sound.

Well, pretty good hidden Android setting, my great respect for finding it. Thank you!
Without having an opportunity to test it yet, I am pretty sure that this will work as I expect.

Maybe it would be a good idea to link this setting directly from the app, if possible.

[seniordevel]

Anyway, I am curious to see your future report.

Today I can confirm this works fine. Now I have a customizable sound for any message incoming.