When iOS 17 rolled out, Apple made a change that irked some iPhone owners: the new default notification went from the classic "Tri-tone" to a new, gentler "Rebound." If you're among those who hate it, there's good news. A future update will likely let you change it for the first time.
It's hard to believe, but iOS has never let you change the default notification sound. Until iOS 17, Tri-tone has always been the default notification noise going back to the original iPhone. If you didn't like it, you couldn't change it.
The one benefit to Tri-Tone is that it's easy to hear, even in a crowded room. The downside, of course, is that every iPhone had the same notification, so you never knew if Tri-tone just emitted from your phone or one of the other five or six in the room. As more and more iPhones switch to Rebound, that problem won't disappear.
Or maybe it will if the latest iOS 17.2 beta is any indication. Because now, you can finally change the notification noise, 9to5Mac reports. If you have the beta, head to Settings > Sounds & Haptics to find a new "Default Alerts" option. If you really want to, you can change back to the Tri-tone sound; find it in a "classics" submenu. But for the sake of your own sanity, we recommend finding something else. You'll finally know if it's your iPhone or someone else's.
Unfortunately, there's no guarantee this option will survive the beta process. The first 17.2 beta introduced collaborative playlists; this fourth iteration removed that feature. It's unclear if Apple decided to cut the idea altogether, go back to the drawing board for a redesign, or omit it for some other testing reason. Cross your fingers if you want to keep the option to customize your notification sound.
