topic Re: Text message notification diff from all other notifications in Galaxy S23

Text message notification diff from all other notifications

AlphaRooster — Fri, 24 May 2024 10:57:08 GMT

I used to always set my incoming text message notification sound different from all other app notifications for either/both Samsung Messages and/or Google Messages. I prefer Samsung as it is a Samsung phone but, either way it seems an update (I think) made it so you can't set the Notification sound different from the general Notification sound anymore or am I missing something?

There's the Samsung Messages app -^

... and here's the Google Messages app -^

Re: Text message notification diff from all other notifications

Popsicle20 — Fri, 24 May 2024 11:11:17 GMT

In Samsung Messages, click on notification categories to configure notifications for individual conversations.

Re: Text message notification diff from all other notifications

userZNnTdcqwZP — Fri, 24 May 2024 11:22:55 GMT

To get "Notification categories" back, go to Settings >> Notifications >> Advanced settings >> toggle this "Manage notification categories for each app" on

Re: Text message notification diff from all other notifications

AlphaRooster — Fri, 24 May 2024 11:40:45 GMT

I could only accept one but you both helped me thank you

Re: Re: Text message notification diff from all other notifications

angschrof — Tue, 28 May 2024 20:14:03 GMT

The "Notification Categories" section that you circled in red is no longer available on certain Samsung models.🤷🏼‍♀️

Re: Re: Re: Text message notification diff from all other notifications

Popsicle20 — Tue, 28 May 2024 20:42:30 GMT

If you have Android 14 / OneUI 6, there's a setting that needs to be toggled on.

Go to Settings > Notifications > Advanced settings. At the bottom of the page, there's a toggle called "Manage notification categories for each app". Make sure that this is toggled on.

I'm baffled as to why this defaults to "off". I'm pretty sure everyone uses this feature.

Re: Re: Re: Re: Text message notification diff from all other notifications

angschrof — Tue, 28 May 2024 21:24:24 GMT

Oh my goodness, YES!! Thank you so much for clarifying that for me!!😊 It baffles me too that they just made that harder than what it needs to be. Again, thank you.💛

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Text message notification diff from all other notifications

Popsicle20 — Tue, 28 May 2024 23:26:59 GMT

You're welcome. I'm glad I could help. 🙂