Customized app notification sound

[Mark_Griffith]

Haven’t had any issues with it, however, I know how that goes Best of luck!

[Ted_Rudman]

Any update on this - enabling a method to select the alert sound I want? I use an Iphone and see no place to select alert sounds.

[xotech]

I have no problem using any sound I want with my android setup.

[marktheknife]

I would also really like to manually assign a new sound in the iOS notification settings menu. No idea what goes into making that option available to users, but I do have other apps on my iPhone that allow for changing of the push notification sound and it’s very helpful. I’d like to know without taking my phone out of my pocket that it’s my Blink camera sending me a video notification, rather than the other random stuff on my phone that makes the same noise.

[nick_at_blink]

Hey @marktheknife and @Ted_Rudman

Thanks for the feedback on this, I think this is a feature many would like to see as well. I believe @Anand_at_Blink or @Roy_at_Blink may have mentioned somewhere in the community that there is something about iOS that makes implementing this difficult, but I hope to see this in the future as well. It’s kind of odd how there are certain areas that android seems to excel in, like notification customization, and others where iOS is ahead, like the ability to zoom. Hopefully in the near future we will see both platforms have the same features across the board!

[Chris_Davis]

@nick_at_blink & @Julianp_at_Blink

Anything new on this? Ive seen several requests for iOS users to have more functionality with alerts and notifications.
I seriously need the ability to hear or feel a notification. Especially when iPhone is in pockets or on nightstand in “do not disturb” mode. I have “do not disturb” mode scheduled for nights so I don’t hear email or text alerts. However as others have mentioned a security system should override this.
iOS apps like native text messages have a setting to overide do not disturb settings for specified contacts. Also the alarm overrides the DND settings.
I understand a small staff of devs, difficulties coding for iOS and a ton of upgrade requests make it hard to please fans and users overnight but this one seems a quite important security upgrade.
Maybe you can help keep us posted on @Anand_at_Blink and the team’s priority for this type of app upgrade.

Thanks,
@Chris_Davis

[C3171]

I just installed my first Blink and set up my account. First thing I looked for was a way to make the notification sound distinct (doesn’t have to be Blink specific, can even just choose from different pre made iPhone options).

Would also like it to be able to defeat silent mode / do not disturb, similarly to the alarm clock app!

Most importantly though, setting a different sound / vibrate pattern!

[T-Mac]

It’s July of 2018, I just installed my Blink system and really am pleased. However, seeing I’m not the only one, the notifications on iOS are extremely poor and can not be heard very well especially while sleeping. I really hope this would become a priority as this has been an ongoing concern for several years as seen by the many discussions. Unfortunately there seems to be no progress in this area.

What needs to happen to make it so that we can go into the Blink app and choose our own alert notification sound? MANY apps on iOS already allow this and it doesn’t seem like it should be a big deal. It wouldn’t be a great testimony to have a Blink system where a customer was unable to hear the alert and the house was burgled or worse, simply because they couldn’t adjust the alert.

Other than that, we’re living our system so far!

Any update would be appreciated!

Thank you!

[garyrobbins]

One hour after installing my Blink system cops were able to capture an intruder in my kitchen. I noticed the alert at lunch while using my phone and was able to call 911 immediately. Was I elated with Blink?

On a second occasion however, all the electronics in my house were stolen, including my iPhone right from my nightstand. The camera alert was NOT LOUD ENOUGH to awake me in advance! My wife awoke during the incident and woke me up - I chased after the intruders but to no luck.

Blink, you’ve got to fix this issue - soon!

For what it’s worth, my online research today found this hopeful article:

The 3 Ps to Custom Alert Sounds in iOS Push Notifications

[marktheknife]

Wow that’s a lot of home intrusions. Where do you live?

Did you write the blog post you linked to, or have some other kind of relationship with that sits?

[ronsec]

See my answer in your other post on the same subject.

[Mdsmith]

Read on forum. App Notificon, cold not get sound on notifications,tried and checked all. Installed app mafe selections and immediately was getting a verbal notification tht. Blink device notification

[ldavis]

Since it’s been almost 15 months from when this post was created I wondered if there was any resolution to changing sound notifications for iOS users?? I just received the system and am disappointed with the sound notification. I’m a light sleeper but think I might sleep the current notification which would be scary!! Any help or advice for apps to use to change the sound would be appreciated!!

[Hayat_Noor]

I’m also looking for this feature. You can turn notifications on and off but cannot assign a specific notification sound to it. It’s an alarm system and it should be able to sound like one. Also, it would be even better if different cameras could have their own sounds.

[CarLosGunnGT]

Wow I am shocked at the lack of attention to this very important and serious issue. I am considering getting something different if this is not fixed soon.

[bslaughter]

Has there been a resolution for a custom sound for motion notification?
I just bought a 4 camera system and was amazed there is no obvious setting for this on an Iphone,

[marktheknife]

Nope, not for iOS at least. Default notification sound only.

[vadey23]

Exactly. I just sent the tech people an email with this exact request. I keep my phone on silent all the time yet my alarm wakes me up loudly each morning. There has to be a way. I’m an iOS user. I’d prefer to be able to see a potential risk in process than wake up the following morning to what could’ve been…or not wake up, just depends I guess. Again though, what’s the point of having a security system if all you can do is look at it retrospectively.

[marktheknife]

I keep my phone on silent all the time yet my alarm wakes me up loudly each morning. There has to be a way. I’m an iOS user.

That’s up to Apple, not Blink. Built-in apps are allowed to do things that apps by non-Apple developers aren’t. While I find it incredibly frustrating that they still don’t have any customization of the Blink app notification sounds, that’s something they can change as the developer. You can’t fault them for something that Apple controls, but they do not.

[Paprika]

“notification sounds are definitely being considered in our discussions”

It’s been two and a half years since that post. This is a motion-sensing security camera. In a security system, it’s hard to imagine any feature more important than notifications. So where is the ability to set custom sounds in the iOS app?