Apple finally adds customizable Default Alerts sounds with iOS 17.2

Within the Sounds & Haptics settings, a new “Default Alerts” section has been introduced. This section enables you to select the sound for all incoming notifications, excluding texts, mail alerts, and calendar alerts, which already have customization options.

Apple didn’t have a setup to tinker with your default notification sound before, but now it is changing the game. This update is pretty cool for those who always wanted to pick their own sound. Now, you can use any of the text tones as your notification sound.

There’s more to it – you can also switch up the default haptic feedback. Apple tweaked the haptic alert in iOS 17, but now you can change it back or customize it if the update didn’t quite hit the mark for you.