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Android: Change the Default Alarm Sound

When you set a new alarm on Android, it grabs whatever tone is stored as the system default, and that is not always the one you want to wake up to. If every new alarm keeps using the same generic sound or a random one from your library, the default alarm sound setting is the reason.

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Default Alarm Sound auf Android

Android stores one system-wide value for the default alarm sound. Every time you create a new alarm in the Clock app, that value gets used unless you manually pick a different tone for that specific alarm.

This setting lives under sound options, separate from your ringtone and notification sound. Changing it here does not touch alarms you already saved with a custom tone, it only affects new alarms and any alarm still set to the default.

You can choose from the preinstalled tones or pick a song from your own music library. If you select a personal audio file, keep in mind it stays tied to that file's location on your device, so moving or deleting the file later can silently reset the alarm back to a system tone.

To change it, open the path below:

Open the settingsTap on SoundsTap on AdvancedTap on Default alarm soundConfirm with Just onceChoose an alarm tone and confirm with OK

If a single alarm sounds wrong but the rest are fine, edit that alarm directly in the Clock app instead of changing this system-wide default.

Frequently asked questions

No. Existing alarms keep whatever tone they were saved with. The new default only applies to alarms you create afterward or alarms that were never given a custom tone.