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This wikiHow teaches you how to choose whether or not to hear a sound when someone sends you a Facebook message. While it is not possible to assign a custom sound or audio file to the message notification, it is possible to toggle the audible noise either on or off.
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1Go to https://www.facebook.com. If you see the log in screen instead of your news feed, enter your account credentials and click Log In.
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2Click the downward-pointing arrow. It’s at the top-right corner of Facebook.Advertisement
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3Click Settings.
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4Click Notifications. It’s on the left side of the screen in the third group of settings.
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5Click Edit next to “On Facebook.” It’s the first setting under “Notification Settings.”
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6Select an option from the “Play a sound when a message is received” menu. It’s the second drop-down menu under “Sounds”.
- Select On to hear a tone when someone sends you a message.
- Select Off to turn disable incoming message tones.
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1. Sign in to https://www.facebook.com.
2. Click the downward-pointing arrow.
3. Click Settings.
4. Click Notifications.
5. Click Edit next to “On Facebook.”
6. Select an option from the "Play a sound when a message is received" menu.
