Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Change Default Notification Sound in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

When the sound profile in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is set to the sound mode and your phone receives new notifications, e.g: text messages, email messages, S Planner events, etc., your phone will notify you through some ways, one of which is by playing the notification tone. By default, your phone will play the same tone or the default notification sound when receiving those notifications. When needed, you can change the default notification sound to the other one so you can easily know when you have new notifications.


How to change default notification sound?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the Device section and then tap Sounds and notifications.
   
   
3. Tap Ringtones and sounds.
   
   
4. Tap Default notification sound.
   
   
5. Now, select the required notification sound you want to use. Your phone will play the selected tone to give you a preview how it might sound when selected. As a note, if you don't want to miss notifications, make sure to not choose "Silent" as your notification sound because your phone won't play any sound when receiving new notifications.
   
   
6. The default notification sound has been changed.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable or Disable Keyboard Sound Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

When you set the sound profile in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge to the sound mode, you can use the keyboard sound feature to have your phone plays a click-like sound when the Samsung keyboard is tapped.

How to enable or disable the keyboard sound feature?
You can turn on or off this feature by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the Device section and then tap Sounds and notifications.
3. Tap Ringtones and sounds.
4. Scroll down the screen and then tap the ON/OFF switch next to Keyboard sound to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns green , means the keyboard sound feature is enabled and your phone will play a sound when you're tapping the Samsung keyboard.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable or Disable Screen Lock Sounds Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

If you set the sound profile in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge to the sound mode, you can set your phone to play a click-like sound when you're pressing the Power key to lock the screen and performing screen lock type to unlock the screen by enabling the screen lock sounds feature.

How to enable or disable the screen lock sounds feature?
You can turn on or off this feature by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the Device section and then tap Sounds and notifications.
3. Tap Ringtones and sounds.
4. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Screen lock sounds to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns green , means the screen lock sounds feature is enabled and your phone will play sounds when you're locking and unlocking the screen.

As a note, when you're using swipe as the screen lock type, your phone will play different sounds when locking and unlocking the screen, depending on the screen lock effect you're using. As the example, if you choose water droplet as the screen lock effect, your phone will play a water-drop-like sound when locking and unlocking the screen.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable or Disable Dialling Keypad Tone Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

When you set the sound mode as the sound profile in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, you can enable the dialling keypad tone feature to have your phone plays a tone when the dialling keypad in the stock Phone app is tapped.

How to enable or disable the dialling keypad tone feature?
You can turn on or off this feature by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the Device section and then tap Sounds and notifications.
3. Tap Ringtones and sounds.
4. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Dialling keypad tone to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns green , means the dialling keypad tone feature is enabled and your phone will play a tone when you tap the dialling keypad in the stock Phone app.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable or Disable Touch Sounds Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

When you set the sound profile in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge to the sound mode, you can enable the touch sounds feature to have your phone plays a sound when you make selection on the screen(e.g., tap an app or widget icon, tap an option, etc), or when you tap the Back key or the Recent apps key.

How to enable or disable the touch sounds feature?
You can turn on or off this feature by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the Device section and then tap Sounds and notifications.
3. Tap Ringtones and sounds.
4. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Touch sounds to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns green , means the touch sounds feature is enabled and your phone will play a sound when you tap the screen or the soft keys(the Back key and the Recent apps key).

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Adjust Volume Level in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

When the sound profile in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is set to the sound mode, you can adjust the volume level for call ringtone, media(music, video, games, etc.), system sound(touch sound, screen lock sound, keyboard sound, etc.), and notifications to suit with your need. As the example, you might want to lower the call ringtone volume when you're in a quieter environment, or you might want to raise the notifications volume when you're waiting an important message and don't want to miss it, etc.


How to adjust the volume level?
As the example, we'll adjust the sound level by using two different methods: from the settings menu and by using the Volume key.

Method #1: From the settings menu

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the Device section and then tap Sounds and notifications.
3. Tap Volume.
4. To adjust the volume level, slide the volume adjustment bar next to Ringtone, Media, Notifications, or System to the left to lower the volume or to the right to raise the volume.

Method #2: By using the Volume key

1. On any screen, press the Volume up key or the Volume down key.
2. Tap next to the call ringtone volume adjustment bar to go to the volume settings menu.
3. To adjust the volume level, slide the volume adjustment bar next to Ringtone, Media, Notifications, or System to the left to lower the volume or to the right to raise the volume.

As a note, when you're playing media files, e.g., music, game, video, you can adjust the sound by tapping the volume icon within the app or by pressing the Volume key.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Change Sound Profile in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

In the normal condition, you will probably choose to set the sound profile in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge to the sound mode so you can easily know when you have calls or notifications by hearing the sound. However, you can change the sound profile to the vibration mode if you want your phone only vibrates when you have calls, or to the silent mode if you want to silence all sounds except the media sound without turning off the phone.


How to change the sound profile?
As the example, we'll do so by using two different methods: from the notification panel and from the settings menu.

Method #1: From the notification panel

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel.
2. Tap Sound/Vibrate/Mute button to change the sound profile in your phone. The button will change depending on the sound profile you're using:
• : this button will display when the sound profile is set to the sound mode. In this mode, your phone will play sound for incoming calls, media, notifications, and system.
• : this button will display when the sound profile is set to the vibration mode. In this mode, your phone will vibrate for incoming calls, play sound for media, and silence for notifications and system.
• : this button will display when the sound profile is set to the silent mode. In this mode, your phone will mute all sounds except the media sound.

Method #2: From the settings menu

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the Device section and then tap Sounds and notifications.
3. Tap Sound mode and then select from the following options:
• Sound: select this option to turn on the sound mode and set your phone to play sound for incoming calls, media, notifications, and system.
• Vibrate: select this option to turn on the vibration mode and set your phone to vibrate for incoming calls, play sound for media, and silence for notifications and system.
• Mute: select this option to turn on the silent mode and set your phone to mute all sounds except the media sound.

As a note, when your phone is in the silent mode, press the Volume up key once to switch to the vibration mode and twice to the sound mode. When your phone is in the vibration mode, press the Volume up key once to switch to the sound mode.