# iPhone charging sound: add a custom sound or voice line, or turn it off

Updated 2026-10-31

iPhone has no setting for a custom charging sound. The funny lines and sounds people hear when they plug in come from a Shortcuts automation that runs when a charger is connected. The same automation explains a phone that suddenly starts talking when it charges.

This guide shows how to set one up with your own audio, how to change it and how to switch it off, based on Apple’s Shortcuts guide. Menu names move a little between iOS versions.

## How it works

Shortcuts has a Charger trigger with two options: Is Connected runs your shortcut when you start charging, by cable, wirelessly or with a charging case, and Is Disconnected runs it when you stop. A Battery Level trigger can run a shortcut when the battery equals or rises above a percentage, which is handy for a full-charge alert.

## Make the sound or voice line

Any short audio file works. For a spoken line, open a voice in the SuperClonica catalog in Safari, type a line of 30 to 100 characters such as “Power restored, systems online”, press the voice button and download the recording, free and without an account. Save it in the Files app, on your iPhone or in iCloud Drive. If you only want plain speech, the Speak Text action reads a typed phrase in an iPhone voice instead.

## Set up the automation

In Shortcuts, create a shortcut. To play your file, add a File action that picks the audio, then a Play Sound action that uses it; Apple Community answers note the File action has to come first, or you hear only the default tone. Then add the Charger trigger with Is Connected: on iOS 27 tap the shortcut, Edit, then Automation. To let it run without asking, open the shortcut’s Privacy options and turn on Allow Running When Locked.

## Change it or turn it off

To change the sound, edit the shortcut and pick another file. To stop it, open the shortcut and remove its Charger trigger, or delete the shortcut. If your iPhone talks when charging and you did not set it up, look in the Automation list in Shortcuts: someone may have added a charger automation, often from a shared shortcut.

## On Android phones

On a Pixel, the plug-in sound and vibration is one switch: Settings, Sound and vibration, Charging sounds and vibration, and it needs the ring sound on. On a Samsung Galaxy, the charging sound belongs to the system sounds under Settings, Sounds and vibration, System sound, where you pick the sound theme and can switch individual sounds off.

## Ideas and fair use

Popular lines are a robot power-up, a character catching their breath or an announcer saying the battery is full. Character voices in the catalog are fan-made, so keep them for your own phone and fun, and use a real person’s voice only with their consent. For a name that plays when someone calls, see our name ringtone guide.

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- [InShot text to speech: AI Speech and other voices](https://superclonica.com/en/guides/inshot-text-to-speech)
- [Google Play Books Read Aloud: listen to your ebooks](https://superclonica.com/en/guides/google-play-books-read-aloud)
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- [KineMaster text to speech: add a voiceover to your edit](https://superclonica.com/en/guides/kinemaster-text-to-speech)
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## Frequently asked questions

### How do I change the charging sound on my iPhone?

Create a Shortcuts automation with the Charger trigger set to Is Connected, add a File action with your audio, then Play Sound.

### Why does my iPhone talk when I plug it in?

A Shortcuts automation with a Charger trigger is running. Remove the trigger or delete the shortcut to stop it.

### Can my iPhone say something when it is fully charged?

Yes. Use the Battery Level trigger with Equals or Rises Above and the same File and Play Sound actions.

### Is it free?

Yes. Shortcuts is built in, and a voice line of 30 to 100 characters can be voiced and downloaded free on any voice page.

- [Browse voices](https://superclonica.com/en/explore)
- [Install the SuperClonica engine](https://superclonica.com/en/superclonica)

## Sources

- [Apple: Setting triggers in Shortcuts on iPhone or iPad](https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/shortcuts/apde31e9638b/ios)
- [Apple: Add automations to Shortcuts on iPhone or iPad](https://support.apple.com/guide/shortcuts/create-a-new-personal-automation-apdfbdbd7123/ios)
- [Apple Community: using Play Sound to play a custom sound](https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254423790)
- [Google: Charge your Pixel phone](https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/7106961?hl=en)
- [Samsung: Sounds, vibrations, and notifications on your Galaxy phone or tablet](https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10002549/)
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