Destiny was one of the built-in ringtones on the Nokia 1650, a simple, affordable handset that became common as mobile phones spread in the late 2000s. As those phones were replaced by smartphones, their distinctive tones survived online through ringtones collections and soundboard uploads, where short clips were shared for jokes and edits. The Destiny tone in particular stuck around because it is instantly recognisable as an old Nokia sound, even to viewers who never owned the phone, giving creators an easy shorthand for a retro phone call.