Change WhatsApp tones on Android

If you find the standard WhatsApp tones too boring, you can easily change and replace them. In this practical tip, we explain how this works on Android.

Android: change WhatsApp tones

1. Open WhatsApp on your smartphone and go to the settings menu.
2. There, tap on "Notifications".
3. Select the sub-item "Notification tone".
4. In the following menu you can select other preset tones or use songs from your music library.
5. Confirm your selection to apply the settings.

Change WhatsApp tones for group notifications

You can also change the tones for the group notifications. You proceed in a similar way to the first step.

• In the "Notifications" submenu, scroll down to the "Group notifications".
• Tap on the "Notification tone" item to change it.
• If you select different tones for groups and for normal chats, you can tell from this tone where you have received a new message.