Android: change email tone
On Android, you can change the default email tone in just a few steps and replace it with your own ringtone, for example. We show you exactly how this works in this practical tip.
Change email tone on Android - how it works
- First open the preinstalled mail app on your smartphone.
- Then call up the "Settings" using the menu button.
- Under "Accounts" you now select the email account for which you want to change the notification tone.
- Scroll down a bit in the settings to the point "Notification settings". Under "Notification tone" you can now select any ringtone from your SD card.
- Note: If the "Notification tone" option cannot be selected, you may have to activate the tone on your device.
The practical tip refers to the LG G2 with Android 4.4.2. Depending on the smartphone model, the instructions above may differ in individual steps. Once you have set up a new email tone, we will show you in another practical tip how you can also change the boring SMS tone under Android.