Learn how to set alerts, ringtones, and notifications on the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
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Emergency alerts
- From any Home screen, tap Messages.
- Tap the More in the top right.
- Tap Settings from the drop-down menu.
- Scroll to and tap Emergency alerts settings.
- Tap Emergency alerts to set which alert types to receive.
- Select or clear the check boxes for:
- Imminent extreme alert
- Imminent severe alert
- AMBER alerts
Incoming email
- From any Home screen, tap the Apps icon.
- Tap Settings.
- Tap Sounds and vibration.
- Tap Notification sound.
- Edit the following options by tapping and selecting the tone:
- Default notification sound
- Messages notifications
- Calendar notifications
- Email notifications
Ringtones
Ringtone for all calls
- From any Home screen, tap the Apps icon.
- Tap Settings.
- Tap Sounds and vibration.
- Tap Ringtone and select the desired ringtone.
- Tap the back arrow in the upper left corner, the selection is automatically saved
Ringtone for calls from one contact
You cannot assign a ringtone to contacts stored on the SIM card or Phone (device memory).
- From any Home screen, tap Contacts.
- Tap the desired contact.
- Tap the Edit icon (pencil).
- Tap More.
- Tap Ringtone.
- Tap the desired ringtone to assign it to the contact and then tap OK.
- Tap the back arrow in the upper left corner, the selection is automatically saved.