This tone comes from the Samsung GT-S5570I, an older Galaxy phone where Sherbet was one of the built-in notification sounds for incoming messages. As those phones were replaced, the sound survived online because people recognised it instantly and uploaded it to soundboards and video editors for reuse. It is now used less as an actual phone alert and more as a short, nostalgic audio cue, a way to signal a message arriving in a skit, a meme, or a reaction clip without needing any dialogue.
About this sound
The loud Samsung Sherbet notification tone from the Galaxy GT-S5570I, a short bright phone alert used as a ringtone or message sound in edits and pranks.
The Sherbet notification is a short, high-pitched Samsung phone tone that rings out bright and chirpy for just over a second before cutting off abruptly. It has a clean, almost bubbly melody that feels instantly familiar to anyone who owned an older Galaxy phone, like a tiny digital chime demanding attention. Because it is so loud and recognisable, it lands as a joke in videos whenever a character receives a message, misses a call, or gets caught off guard, turning an ordinary alert into a punchline. The suddenness makes viewers flinch, laugh, or check their own phones, which is exactly why editors keep reusing it.