Firstly make the folder in Resource (res) name it raw and put the file (YOUR_SOUND_FILE.MP3) in it and than use below lines of code for custom sound
NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) context
.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
Notification notification = new Notification(icon, message, when);
String title = context.getString(R.string.app_name);
Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(context,
SlidingMenuActivity.class);
notificationIntent.putExtra("isInbox", true);
// set intent so it does not start a new activity
notificationIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP
| Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP);
PendingIntent intent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0,
notificationIntent, 0);
notification.setLatestEventInfo(context, title, message, intent);
notification.flags |= Notification.FLAG_AUTO_CANCEL;
Use these lines of code for custom sound
notification.sound =Uri.parse("android.resource://"+context.getPackageName()+"/"+R.raw.FILE_NAME);//Here is FILE_NAME is the name of file that you want to play
// Vibrate if vibrate is enabled
notification.defaults |= Notification.DEFAULT_VIBRATE;
notificationManager.notify(0, notification);
EDIT UPDATE
For the Oreo and higher , you need to check the SDK_VERSION and use the setSound
method of the NotificationChannel
Uri sound = Uri.parse(ContentResolver.SCHEME_ANDROID_RESOURCE + "://" + context.getPackageName() + "/" + R.raw.FILE_NAME); //Here is FILE_NAME is the name of file that you want to play
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
NotificationChannel mChannel = new NotificationChannel("YOUR_CHANNEL_ID",
"YOUR CHANNEL NAME",
NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_DEFAULT)
AudioAttributes attributes = new AudioAttributes.Builder()
.setUsage(AudioAttributes.USAGE_NOTIFICATION)
.build();
NotificationChannel mChannel = new NotificationChannel(CHANNEL_ID,
context.getString(R.string.app_name),
NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_HIGH);
// Configure the notification channel.
mChannel.setDescription(msg);
mChannel.enableLights(true);
mChannel.enableVibration(true);
mChannel.setSound(sound, attributes); // This is IMPORTANT
if (mNotificationManager != null)
mNotificationManager.createNotificationChannel(mChannel);
}