Samsung phones are among the most widely used smartphones in the world, so their default alerts have become part of everyday listening and are easily recognised in short-form video and memes. Creators often reach for this kind of familiar phone tone when they need a quick, believable notification cue, in the same way they might use a Discord notification or a simple ding sound effect for a message arriving on screen. Because the tone is short and neutral, it works across comedy, tech and reaction edits without tying a clip to one specific joke.