And as you might have guessed, there’s again no option to add a custom alarm tone. For many, that might not be an issue but for some users like us, why restrict ourselves to just a handful of tones when we know that our device is running an open-source OS that is capable of doing so much more? So making use of the same, this guide will make you aware of the steps to add custom notifications, ringtones, and alarm sounds on your Galaxy Watch 4/5. Follow along.
Add Custom Notifications, Ringtones, and Alarms on Galaxy Watch 4/5
The below instructions are listed under separate sections for ease of understanding. Make sure to follow the same sequence as mentioned.
STEP 1: Install Android SDK
First and foremost, you will have to install the Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC. This is the official ADB and Fastboot binary provided by Google and is the only recommended one. So download it and then extract it to any convenient location on your PC. Doing so will give you the platform-tools folder, which will be used throughout this guide.
STEP 2: Download Custom Tone
Next up, download the desired custom notifications, ringtones, and/or alarm sounds for your Watch 4/5. It is recommended that the sound should be in .ogg or .mp3 format [.wav and .amr might also work but I haven’t personally tested them]. Moreover, once you have downloaded the tones, transfer them to the platform-tools folder.
STEP 3: Enable ADB Debugging in Galaxy Wach 4/5
STEP 4: Connect Galaxy Watch 4/5 to PC via ADB Command
STEP 5: Send Custom Tones to Watch via ADB
Next up, you will now have to send the downloaded custom notifications, ringtones, and/or alarm sounds to your Watch 4/5 via the ADB Push command. Here’s how it could be done
STEP 6: Refresh Watch Sound Storage
Now execute the below command to refresh the watch’s sound storage settings so that it is able to identify the newly added sound. Make sure to replace the file type [notifications, ringtones, or alarm] and filename accordingly in the below command:
STEP 7: Bring up Sound File ID
STEP 8: Add Sound to System
That’s it. These were the steps to add custom notifications, ringtones, and alarm sounds on your Galaxy Watch 4/5. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
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