Reolink App lets you customize the sound of alarm push notifications on Android phones. You can assign different alarm notification levels to Reolink devices and customize their notification settings in your Android phone's system settings.
If you want to set it on an iOS phone, refer to How to Enable and Change the Sound of Push Notification on iOS Phone.
What Is Reolink Alarm Ringtone?
Alarm Ringtone is the sound used when a Reolink device sends an alarm push notification to your Android phone.
Note: It is different from the general notification sound of the Reolink App and the Visitor Ringtone for Doorbell calls.
Reolink assigns alarm push notifications to one of four notification levels: Urgent Notification, Important Notification, General Notification, or Mute. You can then use your Android phone's system notification settings to customize the sound and other notification behaviors available for these notifications.
For example, when a camera detects a person, vehicle, or other supported alarm event, the camera can send a push notification to your phone. The ringtone played for this notification is determined by the alarm notification level assigned to the device. You can set your front door camera to use a loud ringtone for Urgent Notification, your garage camera to use a standard ringtone for Important Notification, and your backyard camera to remain silent, depending on your Android phone and system version.
How to Check Whether Your Device Supports It
Alarm Ringtone is available for most Reolink devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, follow the section/setup steps below to confirm it.
If the Alarm Ringtone option is available on your Reolink App, your device supports Alarm Ringtone customization. If the option is not available, the device does not currently support this feature.
How to Customize Reolink Alarm Ringtones on Android Phones
Before setting up, upgrade the Reolink App to the latest version and the Reolink device to the latest firmware version.
Step 1. Launch the Reolink App and log in to your camera. Go to the Device Settings > Push Notification.
In this step, the access path may vary slightly depending on how your camera is connected. This section is divided into three scenarios: standalone camera, connected to an NVR, and connected to a Home Hub. Choose the access path that matches your camera's connection method.
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Reolink camera running as a standalone
Tap
icon > Push Notification.
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Reolink camera connected to NVR
Tap NVR >
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Reolink camera added to Home Hub
Tap
Step 2. Enable Push Notification and Device Notification Ringtones. After enabling Device Notification Ringtones, the Alarm Ringtone option will appear. Tap Alarm Ringtone to set one of four notification levels to your needs.
Step 3. Customize Alarm Ringtones in an Android phone's system settings.
Go to your phone's system settings to find the relevant settings under a path similar to:
Settings > Notifications > App notifications > Reolink
Then look for the notification category or channel associated with the Reolink alarm notifications. If your phone provides separate notification categories for Urgent Notification, Important Notification, General Notification, and Mute, you can customize their sounds individually. If your phone combines these notifications into fewer categories, you can only customize the options provided by your phone.
The steps below are based on one Android phone and are for reference only. The settings may vary depending on your phone settings.
❶ Go to phone's Settings > Notifications > App notifications. Enable notifications and then tap Reolink App to find the notification category.
❷ Under the Notification categories section, tap a specific notification level, enable Show Notifications, then tap Sound to select your phone's ringtone.
Note: The available notification categories, ringtone options, vibration settings, and menu names may vary depending on your phone model and system version.
Alarm Ringtone Use Cases
The table below helps you choose the appropriate Alarm Ringtone setting based on what you want to achieve.
| What you want to do | Recommended setting | What to expect |
|---|---|---|
| Use different sounds for different devices | Assign different devices to different notification levels in Reolink App | On supported Android phones, you can set different sounds for these notification categories and identify which device triggered an alarm by the sound. |
| Mute selected devices | Set the notification level to Mute for a specified device in the Reolink app |
Alarm notifications from these devices can be silenced while
other devices remain audible. Note: the notification category sound is set to None in your phone's system settings. |
| Mute all alarm sounds | Set the notification level to Mute for all devices in the Reolink app |
Alarm notification sounds are silenced without necessarily
disabling
Push Notifications. Note: the notification category sound is set to None in your phone's system settings. |
| Temporarily pause alarm notifications from a device | Use Snooze for that device | Alarm notifications from the selected device are temporarily paused and resume when the Snooze period ends. |
Alarm Ringtone helps you manage alarm notifications more efficiently by using different sounds for different Reolink devices.
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