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How to Assign a Custom Text Alert Tone to a Specific Contact on iPhone and iPad

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contacts icon 256On iPhone and iPad, Apple allows you to set a custom alert tone for text messages received from a specific person in your contacts.

Setting a special message alert tone for someone in your Contacts app enables you to recognize when that particular person has sent you a text, without you even having to look at your iPhone or ‌iPad‌ screen.

To know instantly when someone specific has sent you a text message, follow these steps.

How to Assign a Custom Text Alert Tone to a Contact

  1. Launch the Contacts app on your iPhone.
  2. Select a contact from the list.
  3. Tap Edit in the top-right corner of the screen.
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  4. Tap Text Tone.
  5. Choose one of the sounds that you want to use below Alert Tones.
  6. Tap Done in the top-right corner of the screen.
  7. Tap Done again.
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Did you know that you can also assign custom alert tones for your WhatsApp contacts? Check out our separate guide to learn how.

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