Calendar notification sounds

Someone please help me figure out how to change the notification sound for events on my stock calendar widget. I have hearing problems and a very faint couple of beeps just doesn't cut it! I need a loud foghorn that blasts till I shut it off or something like that, seriously. Help Please!!

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Snn5

I thought that settings within the app controlled the widget notifications.

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Snn5

Other than using Zedge and or an app that increases volume through boosting levels, I'm not sure what else you can do other than set the Flash to illuminate within the Accessibility features. (volume boosting can harm the speaker though.)

Khines5705

Well, isn't there a way to choose a different sound like changing ringtones? That's more what I'm looking for. Thanks for helping.

Snn5

Yes, in you calendar's settings menu you can change the notification sounds.

Khines5705

My internet went out when I was talking with you about this issue this morning. I have searched every possible setting I could find and still have not found a way to change the calendar notification sound. I did what you said though and set up my camera flash to flicker slowly in relation to notifications. I guess that is as good as it gets for now. I see that I can set up the calendar to email me as a notification reminder. Maybe that will be the best workaround. Because then I can change and adjust the notification sounds for my email making it a calendar notification sound by proxy. Lots of work for a lazy guy like me! Hahaha

Khines5705

When I select an event itself and tap the pencil to edit, it allows me to choose the time of notification and type of notification. Either email or phone notification. But it will not allow me to go deeper and change notification sounds or settings, like vibration, etc.

I'm using the stock calendar app that is on the phone, not a downloaded one, or google one. Maybe I should venture into trying a different calendar.

Khines5705

Oh yeah, from your screenshot yours is different from mine, which I do not understand why.

Snn5

I can't seem to find a version # for our stock app.

Khines5705

How about this? Anything look different here compared to yours?

What if I do a factory reset, think that will help?

Khines5705

HOLD THE PRESSES, I FINALLY FIGURED IT OUT!!!

All of you have been using and or giving me the steps to follow using the Calendar APP. While I have been using the Calendar WIDGET this whole time. Although very similar, the widget has less options to personalize it. I am so happy now that I finally found the answer. I won't miss any more notifications for calendar events! With my hearing problems and memory issues this is really a big deal. :smileyhappy:

Snn5

I thought that settings within the app controlled the widget notifications.

mbdhutch

I had the same problem, and was never able to get the notification to sound more than once, so the first I would see that a calendar event was coming up was when I saw it on my phone's screen (I never had this problem with the old flip phone: It would beep for a minute until I responded to the calendar alert.)

The fix for me was to go to Google Play and download/install a free app "Calendar Sounds", which made the calendar app sound for a selectable period, long enough to get my attention.