Ipad change calendar alert sound

Is there a way, or 3rd party product, to change the alert sound in the calendar on the iPad? Apple has become way too popular at work, just about everyone has an iPad or an iPhone synced with their outlook calendars. The problem is that when the alert goes off I have no idea if it is mine or someone elses, as they all sound the same.

Settings>Sounds>Calendar Alerts. There are a bunch of sounds from which you can choose.

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Can i change calendar alert sounds?

I have an iPhone 3G. I want to use it as a PDA and need a reasonably loud and long alert sound for some events. Is there a way of changing the alert sound in calendar events from the default short beeps?

I can't believe you expect people to look up what sound the alert makes before they buy the phone? Really are you a moron? I too am upset with this, I use my state of the art phone that can pretty much do anything for the basic feature of a scheduler and miss everything I put in the **** calender because the alert reminder is so **** quite and only beeps once. Back when I had a 2G jailbroken iphone it was great because I used a hacked program to make a nice loud alarm that repeated up to 3 times in 5min intervals. Much like Palm has been doing for, oh I don't know 10 years! Apple should concentrate less on the marketing side of things with this phone and work more on the functional, it was better when it was jailbroken because you didn't have to wait a lifetime for apple to get around to making the things that people actually need instead of the extra fluff they could live without, at least when it was jailbroken other people fixed all the mistakes that apple left behind.
I didn't mean to get off on a tangent but it bothers me that a company trying to create such a good product would overlook all the basic necessities to a multimedia device. While I'm at it copy/paste anyone? or heaven forbid AD2P! I mean they did strive to create the best portable multimedia device on the planet you'd think they'd put such a useful feature that even the Motorola razer has!
Enough bells and whistles guys, next update lets work on something we can actually use for more than a day.

IPad mini calendar alert sounds

My calendar alert sounds have stopped working! I have checked volume and settings. The sounds work when I test them in settings, but when the event pops up on the screen to remind me, there is no sound! Help! I have 8 people in my home to coordinate and I am missing appointments due to no sound! Crazy! I know! But I got the iPad mini to help me remember all my 'stuff'! I have tried the side button. On. Off. Reset to screen orientation. I have read all the postings. I wonder if its the calendar I bought? It is 'Task and Cal'? Not sure what is going wrong.

Hi wanda254,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
You may want to first check the sound settings on your iPad using the information found here:
iOS: Understanding sounds, ringtones, and alerts
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5800
If your alert settings are correct but you still do not hear alert sounds, try these troubleshooting steps next:
Verify that the volume is set to a level you would normally be able to hear.
Ensure that there is nothing plugged in to the headset jack or the dock connector.
If the iPhone is in a protective case, make sure that the speaker port isn't blocked by the case.
Make sure that the speaker and dock port aren't clogged with debris. If necessary, clean it with a clean, small, dry, soft-bristled brush. Carefully and gently brush away any debris.
If an audio issue occurs when using a specific application, try testing other applications to see if the issue persists.
If the iPhone is paired with a Bluetooth headset or car kit:
Try turning off Bluetooth.
If you experience difficulties with the Bluetooth feature, followthese troubleshooting steps.
Restart the iPhone.
If restarting doesn't fix the issue, ensure that your iPhone is updated to the latest version of iOS.
If the issue is not resolved after restoring the iPhone software, please contact Apple Support.
You can find the articles with these steps here:
iPhone: Hardware troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2802
All the best,
Jeremy

How do you change notification alert sound? calendar? reminders?

in mountain lion i want to change the alert sound for calendar and reminders in the side panel. its a very loud monotone beep. and very annoying. scares the pants off me when the volume is up. I want to change it for something diferent.
thx

Individually, I understand, no. But the link below gives you some guidance on possible ways to make small changes.
Can the alert sound in Mountain Lion's notification center be customized? - Ask Different

Changing calendar alert notification sounds.

I have an iPod Touch 2g and have been able to successfully sync it with the MS Exchange server we have at work. I can set an alarm for it and customize the sound for it so it can change. However, the Calendar event notification sound is on SciFi whenever an event is sent. A search of the forums suggest that the calendar event notification sound cannot be changed, but if this was true it'd be on a more default setting and not on the "scifi" sound, wouldn't it?
Currently, the only way I can see of changing the event alert sound would be to change the alarm clock sound as this seems to affect it indirectly (the alarm sound was set to sci-fi as well when changing the settings). Is there another way to specify the calendar alert sounds?
Thanks.

I've never used it but there is a place to set it on the menubar. Mail > Preferences.. > General tab > New messages sound: Set to one of the built ins or select add/remove to select a custom tone.
Regards,
Captfred

My 4s has stopped giving me calendar alert sounds and I have rebooted the phone several times and I also have restored from a current backup. HELP!!!!!

My 4s has stopped giving me calendar alert sounds and I have rebooted the phone several times and I also have restored from a current backup. HELP!!!!!

I have done each in succession. First power down and then hold both power and home button to reboot. No success the multiple times I have done it.

Changing all alert sounds

I have a Macbook Pro 13 with OSX 10.6.8. Can I change each of the alert sounds? I changed the alert sound in system preferences but the volume alert sound stayed the same.
Thanks

Oh, ok. Then search around macupdate to see if you can find a utility that assigns sounds to sytem events. Such things have been around since OS9 so there must be one or more for OSX. Whether they are Lion compatible is another story.
As for the beep sound when you change the volume, I never heard anyone complain about that The general user-level answer is no you cannot change that. The hacker answer is, it's your machine you can hack it any way you please. Hint, it's a aiff sound file buried in the system somewhere and referenced by the sound preferences. But if you change it (a) it is not clear who else might be using it since it is not in the sound preferences itself and (b) it will only be clobbered when some future apple update comes along to update the code containing that aiff. So bottom line, forget about it.
[I know where it is -- I looked out of curiosity as a result of your post -- but I'll refrain from posting its location on these forums.]

IPad Air Mail alert sound

Hi,
I have an iPad Air with the most current OS 8.2. My selected mail alert sound does not work. All I get is a basic ring tone. I can select another one but the selected sound isn't played when new mail arrives. The iPad Air is less than a year old and the sounds works fine with the os installed at purchase, I think it was 7.1.2.
Thank you for any insight and help with this.
Artie

Hi Arthur,
If you are having issues with your being unable to use any other alert sound for your incoming mail, you may want to try some things to troubleshoot.
First, quit all running applications and test again -
Force an app to close in iOS
Next, I would try restarting and if needed resetting the iPad -
Restart or reset your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
If the issue is still present, you may want to restore the iPad as a new device -
How to erase your iOS device and then set it up as a new device or restore it from backups
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L

Changing Trash Alert Sound

How do you change the trash alert sound? I want to make it different than the default trash noise, so does anyone know how to change the default alert noise it makes when you move something to the trash or empty the trash? Thanks.

Hello iam:
Welcome to Apple discussions.
Pay particular attention to red's information here:
+"Note that these are System files - If you think you know enough to mess with them, be sure to make backup copies. "+
Unless you are experienced with UNIX and operating systems, I strongly suggest you NOT mess with system files.
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Changing iCal alert sounds

I set a sound to use in Mail (user/library/sounds) and it keeps popping up/on with my iCal alerts. How do I set the alert to NOT use that sound in iCal?
running iCal 2.1.
thanks

Oh, ok. Then search around macupdate to see if you can find a utility that assigns sounds to sytem events. Such things have been around since OS9 so there must be one or more for OSX. Whether they are Lion compatible is another story.
As for the beep sound when you change the volume, I never heard anyone complain about that The general user-level answer is no you cannot change that. The hacker answer is, it's your machine you can hack it any way you please. Hint, it's a aiff sound file buried in the system somewhere and referenced by the sound preferences. But if you change it (a) it is not clear who else might be using it since it is not in the sound preferences itself and (b) it will only be clobbered when some future apple update comes along to update the code containing that aiff. So bottom line, forget about it.
[I know where it is -- I looked out of curiosity as a result of your post -- but I'll refrain from posting its location on these forums.]

No Option to Change Calendar Alerts

I just upgraded to a Fascinate after coming from the Droid, and I used the alert feature for my calendar notifications. I don't see the option on the phone to change this. Is it somewhere else on the phone or is this a glitch. I really need this function as the status bar alert is too subtle.

Try this! You can set an alarm to the calendar event. I have provided the steps below.
From the home screen, select Applications
Select Calendar.
Select Menu.
Select Create.
Enter an event title in the Event field.
If an all day event, enable All day then skip to step 15.
Enabled when a green check mark is present.
Select the From date field.
Set a date then select Set.
Select the From time field.
Set a time then select Set.
Select the To date field.
Set a date then select Set.
Select the To time field.
Set a time then select Set.
Select Calendar.
Select the preferred calendar then select OK.
Enter an event location in the Location field.
To search the location and attach a map, select the map icon.
To add Participants:
Specific calendar must be selected.
From the Participants field, enter a name.
As the name is entered, a matching contact may appear and can be selected at any time.
Repeat this step as necessary to add additional recipients.
Alternately, select the contacts icon, select contact(s) then select Submit.
To set a reminder, select Alarm.
Select the preferred setting:
None
On time
5 mins before
15 mins before
1 hour before
1 day before
2 days before
1 week before
Customize
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Changing the alert sounds

I am new to the IMAC from the PC world. I am enjoying my quad G7 IMAC. I would like to change the sound when I receive new email, and when the computer alerts for an error. How do I do that with the IMAC. Thanks

Hi & welcome
Go to the Apple symbol in the upper left of the screen click and scroll down to System Preferences>Sound>Sound Effects and choose your new alert.
For e-mail, it depends on what program you use, if Apple Mail:Preferences (under the Mail heading in the menu bar)>General>New Messages Sound
Good luck!

Only get to change the alert sound in Sound Themes in GNOME.

Okay, so I get sick and tired of my current sound theme, decide to go change it and go into Volume Control, since for no apparent reason the GNOME devs wanted to inflict more pain my putting the sound settings in there in 2.26.
I am greeted with this:
Where's the rest of the settings? If I can't change it in this box, where can I find my theme settings in gconf-editor?

z5rz wrote:
I have been trying to figure this out myself.. This may help somewhat.
The sound conf files are in /etc/sound/events. Each event, ie "login", shows a specific .wav file.
The .wav files are in /usr/share/sounds. I am assuming you just drop the sounds in here that you want to use and then change the sound file reference in the event files.
The interesting thing, is that the sound event files do not reference the actual sound file locations, just the name of the sound file. I have not idea what file is driving that.....
I haven't had time to goof around with this yet. I have been trying to find these for a while. All the references on the web, point to a "sound" program in gnome which is not in Arch. Some of the other distros, like Fedora have it in there.
Not in arch? That's not good. Maybe this should be a bug report, then?

Change calendar notification sounds on z10

Is it possible? if so, how?
Solved!
Go to Solution.

nemecz wrote:
Is it possible? if so, how?
in SETTING/NOTIFICATION/REMINDERS
Using the Playbook and the Z10 and the Z30 and loving them
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IS THERE A WAY TO CHANGE THE NOTIFICATION SOUNDS FOR REMINDERS?

IS THERE A WAY TO CHANGE THE NOTIFICATION SOUNDS FOR REMINDERS?

Yes you can, in the sense that this is an "Alert" sound you've set for the whole Mac software, and of course this is set in System Preferences > Sounds > Sound Effects. This will change the "alert sound" for the whole Mac.
So, No, you can't change only this particular Alert sound. If you could, it would be done in System Preferences > Notifications, and your only option there is whether you want the sound or not (Chkbox on "Play sound when receiving Notifications")

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