Customize Your Androids Notification Sounds with Zedge

Zedge is a free Android app for downloading ringtones, notification sounds, and wallpapers straight to a phone without a computer. It is one of the simplest ways to personalize how a phone sounds.

What the app offers

Zedge has large catalogues of notification tones, ringtones, and wallpapers, with more added regularly. Each sound can be previewed before it is downloaded, so there is no guessing whether a tone fits.

Setting a custom notification sound

1. Install Zedge from the Google Play Store.
2. Browse or search the notification category and preview a sound.
3. Download it and follow the prompt to set it as the notification tone.

The downloaded sound is saved alongside the sounds that shipped with the phone, so it can be chosen again later from the normal sound settings.

Where the tip came from

The author wrote this after teaching Android basics in Chilliwack, B.C., where many attendees had never heard of simple, useful apps. It started a short series of must-have apps for beginners.

Good to know

The interface is click-and-go and suits any skill level. Zedge is free, though current versions may carry ads. Menu names differ between Android versions and manufacturers, so the sound settings may sit under Sound, or Sound and vibration.