# Change Homey notification sound **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Tags:** app\ **Created:** [April 2, 2023, 6:27am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/change-homey-notification-sound/78762 "2023-04-02T06:27:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Peter\_Bittner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_bittner/32/16698_2.png) [@Peter\_Bittner](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Bittner)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 6:27am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/change-homey-notification-sound/78762/1 "2023-04-02T06:27:31Z")
Is there anyway to change the alert on your device for Homey notifications? Some notifications are very important and I would like to have them sound different from other info only notifications. ---
**Author:** ![Morgan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/morgan/32/15416_2.png) [@Morgan](https://community.homey.app/u/Morgan)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 6:33am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/change-homey-notification-sound/78762/2 "2023-04-02T06:33:56Z")
Try Pushover on Homey and mobile. Works for me. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/change-homey-notification-sound/78762/3 "2023-04-02T16:40:05Z")
On android, I can set any sound to the events Long press the app icon, go to ‘App info’ and then go to ‘Notifications’ ![Screenshot_20230402-183735_Settings](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/8/d/8d51d11a446f96f1c158a8bb4527a84d61e2d0be.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Morgan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/morgan/32/15416_2.png) [@Morgan](https://community.homey.app/u/Morgan)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/change-homey-notification-sound/78762/4 "2023-04-02T17:04:56Z")
It will change all notifications from Homey. With Pushover I can for example have another sound for high priority alerts. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Bittner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_bittner/32/16698_2.png) [@Peter\_Bittner](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Bittner)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/change-homey-notification-sound/78762/5 "2023-04-02T19:36:35Z")
@Peter_Kawa doesnt seem to work on iOS, either that or it doesn’t work with the beta App. I would give Pushover a try but it hasn’t been updated for HP23. ---
**Author:** ![spkesDE](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/spkesde/32/54352_2.png) [@spkesDE](https://community.homey.app/u/spkesDE)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/change-homey-notification-sound/78762/6 "2023-04-02T20:44:33Z")
> **[Pushover Notifications](https://homey.app/en-us/app/nl.tonversteeg.pushover/Pushover-Notifications/test/)** > > Pushover Notification with Image support Try the test version. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/change-homey-notification-sound/78762/7 "2023-04-02T21:29:35Z")
> [@Morgan](#): > > It will change all notifications from Homey. Ah, you’re right, I was thinking about the different notification categories, of which you can pick different sounds for, but I did not get the exact point of @Peter_Bittner 's question appearantly 🧐 🙃 ![signal-2023-04-02-232649_002](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/a/0a104d81ba730c4d943635b2f57fd22df3d22914.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Rocky\_Lonigro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocky_lonigro/32/80350_2.png) [@Rocky\_Lonigro](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocky_Lonigro)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/change-homey-notification-sound/78762/8 "2024-08-23T14:41:51Z")
Why do I need pushover? should these functionalities (add different sounds, override silence settings of phone and so on) not be just in the base functionality of the Homey app? Ho I really have to install multiple apps on my families phones instead of just 1… ? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/change-homey-notification-sound/78762/9 "2024-08-23T15:44:59Z")
> [@Rocky\_Lonigro](#): > > should these functionalities … not be just in the base functionality Everyone wants something different. One person thinks “how could they forgot”, the other thinks “never crossed my mind”! I’m the kind of person who absolutely hates any sound coming from my phone, you obviously aren’t. As always, you can request for new features here at [Ideas & Suggestions](https://community.homey.app/c/ideas-suggestions/9) and/or at homey.app/support ---
**Author:** ![Rocky\_Lonigro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocky_lonigro/32/80350_2.png) [@Rocky\_Lonigro](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocky_Lonigro)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 7:56am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/change-homey-notification-sound/78762/10 "2024-08-24T07:56:36Z")
Well if I setup a smart home (with a central hub as homey is) the possibility to raise alarms should be a key feature: let’s say there is smoke at night - you don’t want an alarm? I always have my phone on silent, but for certain things… does this make it clearer? ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/change-homey-notification-sound/78762/11 "2024-08-24T14:45:43Z")
You are clear, I only want to show you what’s normal, or logical to you, don’t make it necessarily normal or logical to anyone else. So I don’t trust any ‘smart’ device for smoke alarm ( or smoke alarm sounds) of course, because ‘smart’ devices like Homey, are unreliable, and primarily designed for switching lights, not for life saving situations. Also wireless signals are just not reliable by their design. My smoke sensors themselves are loud as fuck and wake up the neighbours as well. Yours should be too? ---
**Author:** ![Rocky\_Lonigro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocky_lonigro/32/80350_2.png) [@Rocky\_Lonigro](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocky_Lonigro)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/change-homey-notification-sound/78762/12 "2024-08-24T22:51:54Z")
yes sure, but that was one example. what about when I’m not at home? what about I am not at home and my door sensor goes on–\> alarm me there is many examples, where a home automation and security system should be able to provide a wide variety of notifications imho. but sure that’s my opinion ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 4:46am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/change-homey-notification-sound/78762/13 "2024-08-25T04:46:49Z")
> [@Peter\_Kawa](#): > > I’m the kind of person who absolutely hates any sound coming from my phone Same here, my phone is always in silent mode. However, I do have some (critical) notifications that I want to be able to hear as well: - when one of the flood sensors triggers - when a person is spotted on our driveway while we’re sleeping - when the central heating system produces an error - when we go to bed and there’s still a door/window open or unlocked - when the water tank of the coffee machine is empty (this is the most important one) Obviously I do all this with HA, and most notifications have their own sound so I can recognise it without even looking at my phone. ---
**Author:** ![Rocky\_Lonigro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocky_lonigro/32/80350_2.png) [@Rocky\_Lonigro](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocky_Lonigro)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 8:02am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/change-homey-notification-sound/78762/14 "2024-08-28T08:02:28Z")
can you please elaborate what you mean with obviously with “HA” what is HA and how do you do it? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 9:20am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/change-homey-notification-sound/78762/15 "2024-08-28T09:20:38Z")
“Home Assistant” ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 10:25am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/change-homey-notification-sound/78762/16 "2024-08-28T10:25:07Z")
> [@Rocky\_Lonigro](#): > > how do you do it? > **[Sounds | Home Assistant Companion Docs](https://companion.home-assistant.io/docs/notifications/notification-sounds/)** > > Adding a custom sound to a notification allows you to easily identify the notification without even looking at your device. How to set a custom sound, depends on the operating system. (Not that I ever used this, I just searched with [https://duckduckgo.com/?q=home+assistant+different+message+sound](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=home+assistant+different+message+sounds) 🍻 ) ---
**Author:** ![Rocky\_Lonigro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocky_lonigro/32/80350_2.png) [@Rocky\_Lonigro](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocky_Lonigro)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 11:18am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/change-homey-notification-sound/78762/17 "2024-08-28T11:18:58Z")
ah ok - but that also is another app / software to use, when I think homey should be the base and central steering instance… 🙂