How to Customize the Sound of Telegram Notifications on iPhone and Android

Telegram is a messaging app that works differently from WhatsApp and which has become very popular today. It has great features, like the ability to customize the sound of notifications, which is why many users prefer it. To know how to do it below, the process to be followed will be explained.

It will also explain how you can customize the colors of the chats, and even the ringtones and vibration.

How to correctly configure Telegram notifications?

For customize Telegram notifications you have to follow a specific procedure, but it is also extremely simple. In addition, it will not have much difference if it is used on an Android cell phone than if it is used on an iPhone, so anyone can carry it out. The steps to follow will be explained below.

Activate and deactivate notifications for your chats

To turn notifications on and off go to ‘Settings’; on Android it will be seen in the options menu in the upper left corner, while on iPhone it will be visible in the lower options bar. Then, in ‘Notifications and sounds’, you can see the options of chats or groups that you want to activate or deactivate.

How to customize a Telegram chat to your liking?

The Telegram platform itself has many options to customize a specific chat. This allows you to differentiate it from the rest of the others. In fact, it is possible make many changes to a single chat; for example, change the sound, the ringtone and even turn vibration on or off for an incoming call or message. Now it will be explained how to do it.

Change the chat sound by activating ‘Custom notifications’

First you have to open the app, look for the chat in question and click on the person’s name to change it or adapt it to your liking. From there you have to click on ‘Notifications’ and then ‘Personalize’. Finally, you just have to check the box ‘Activate custom notifications’, and voila: from there you can change the chat sound when receiving notifications.

Set the tone and vibration of the voice call

To also configure the tone and vibration of voice calls received by Telegram, you have to follow the same procedure as with sound of personalized notifications. However, this time you will have to go a little further below the custom notifications window to find the call settings.

As you can see, it is extremely easy to make customizations to the notifications of the chats in Telegram. They can be configured individually, and that allows us to know who is trying to contact us. However, chats can still be modified further, and how will be explained below.

How to change the background of my chats in Telegram?

Although changing notifications, tones and call vibrations in Telegram allows a very large customization, it is also possible to change the background of the chats in order to give an appearance more to our liking. This is possible in two ways, from the mobile application and from the Telegram Desktop.

From the Telegram application

To change the background color of the chats in the mobile app you just have to go to ‘Settings’, then click on the ‘Chats’ section, and there you will be able to see several customization options, and among them will be to change the background color. It is extremely simple, and the best part is that it can also be done from the desktop app once you log in successfully.

And Telegram Desktop

To be able to change the background from the desktop app, you will have to follow the same procedure than if you were using the mobile application. Therefore, anyone can do it, regardless of whether they are using Telegram on a cell phone or from the computer.

Well, as you can see, Telegram has great customization features. Thanks to the possibility of modifying both the settings of the chats, notifications, sounds and others, it has undoubtedly managed to position itself (and with good reason) among the best messaging apps in these times.