This clip is identified in its file information as the original SMS sound on Samsung, which explains why it circulates online under that description rather than as a song, show or meme character. Samsung message tones became widely recognisable because they shipped on millions of phones, so creators began lifting the chime for edits where a text arrival needed to be heard rather than explained. It remains popular because the sound alone tells viewers a message has arrived, even without showing a phone, and its short length makes it easy to drop into comedy, reaction and everyday-life videos.
About this sound
The original Samsung SMS notification tone, a short melodic chime for incoming text messages on Samsung phones, often used in videos to signal a new message.
This is the classic notification sound that Samsung phones use for incoming text messages, a brief, bright melody played on a clean electronic tone that rises and resolves in just a few seconds. It is instantly familiar to anyone who has owned or heard a Samsung device, so hearing it outside a phone creates an immediate sense of an unread message waiting to be checked. In edits it works as a quick audio cue for attention, surprise or a plot twist delivered by text, because listeners recognise it before they even see what is on screen.