Messenger allows users to choose from a variety of “text tone” notification sounds in each of their conversations. The “text tone” is the notification sound that plays when a user receives a new message in a conversation.

Our guide will show you how to change the text tone in a chat in the Messenger mobile application.

Note: These screenshots were captured in the Messenger app on iOS.

Step 1: Open the Messenger conversation you want to customize and tap the conversation name at the top of the screen.

Step 2: Under the “More actions” section, tap “Notifications & sounds.”

Step 3: Tap “Text tone.”

Step 4: Tap one of the sound options to select it. Note: You can tap each tone option to preview it before making your final selection.