Hi All
hoping you can help. I've joined a Search and Rescue team and our callouts come in as a Text message. Is there a way, or an App that will allow me to make texts from this contact to be louder and longer than others - ideally won't stop sounding until I answer?
iPhone 12 mini, iOS 16
Hi there Jackcbr,
You can customize notifications to your liking by going to Settings > Notifications > Messages (if using the Messages app). On the bottom of the screen after tapping Messages, you should see "Customize Notifications." In there, you can set up Repeat Alerts which means the notification will make a sound every 2 minutes for the chosen time (once, twice, 3 times, so on). There is no setting to make it louder or longer than other notifications.
Another thing to consider, is to possibly change the tone for texts on your iPhone, which can help distinguish text messages from other app notifications. You can do this in Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Text Tone. You could also set a specific sound for a specific contact as seen below:
"Assign a different sound to a contact
That information, and more, can be found here: Change message notifications on iPhone - Apple Support
If none of those choices suit what you are looking for, you can submit any feedback you have with this link: Feedback - iPhone - Apple
Take care!
Hi there Jackcbr,
You can customize notifications to your liking by going to Settings > Notifications > Messages (if using the Messages app). On the bottom of the screen after tapping Messages, you should see "Customize Notifications." In there, you can set up Repeat Alerts which means the notification will make a sound every 2 minutes for the chosen time (once, twice, 3 times, so on). There is no setting to make it louder or longer than other notifications.
Another thing to consider, is to possibly change the tone for texts on your iPhone, which can help distinguish text messages from other app notifications. You can do this in Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Text Tone. You could also set a specific sound for a specific contact as seen below:
"Assign a different sound to a contact
That information, and more, can be found here: Change message notifications on iPhone - Apple Support
If none of those choices suit what you are looking for, you can submit any feedback you have with this link: Feedback - iPhone - Apple
Take care!
You certainly can Jackcbr,
Change message notifications on iPhone - Apple Support -- This section shows you how:
Assign a different sound to a contact
1. Open Contacts, then select a contact.
2. Tap Edit, then tap Text Tone.
3. Choose an option below Alert Tones.
To allow alerts for messages sent by this contact even when Do Not Disturb is on, turn on Emergency Bypass.
All the best.
Thanks, I've done those already - I guess I was hoping for just a specific contact change, rather than a global one. Is it possible to create my own Text Tone that would last longer?
Emergency Text alerts
