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How Well Do You Know Notification Sounds?

Bleeps, bloops, blips. Which is which?

Erin Chack
by Erin Chack

BuzzFeed Staff

1. Oooh, you receive a steamy love note from you crush and hear this sound:

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  1. Where is this notification from?

    Correct! 
    Wrong! 

    It must be the early '00s because this is the sound a message on AIM makes.

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2. You're running out the door to meet up with friends when you hear this sound:

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  1. Where is it coming from?

    Correct! 
    Wrong! 

    Uh oh, someone's sliding into your DMs on Twitter.

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3. You know some hot goss is coming your way when you hear this sound:

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  1. Where is that notification from?

    Correct! 
    Wrong! 

    You must be on a desktop computer in your parents' dining room because that's AOL's chat sound.

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4. Your best friend wants to know if you've got plans tonight so he sends you a message that makes this sound:

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  1. Which notification is that?

    Correct! 
    Wrong! 

    Yep, that's Facebook's messenger, ruining lives with its forced read-receipts since the mid-aughts.

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5. Your friend needs directions to your party so you get a message that makes this sound:

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  1. Which messenger makes that sound?

    Correct! 
    Wrong! 

    "What's the WhatsApp app, Alex."

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6. Your sister wants to hear how your date went so you get a message that sounds like this:

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  1. Where's that sound coming from?

    Correct! 
    Wrong! 

    That's MSN, the "alt" choice for '00s kids.

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