Preferences: Alerts and sounds panel

This panel lets you change the way you are notified of calls, IMs, and messages.

For information on the device that Bria uses for ringing, incoming audio, and incoming video, see Preferences: Devices panel.

Enabling alerts

You can set up Bria to send an alert in the following events:

  • For an incoming call
  • When a contact comes online
  • When a contact goes offline
  • For IMs
  • For SMS
  • For new mentions in a chat room

Select Enable alert displays to enable alerts for all the actions. Once Enable alert displays is selected, you can select which events you want to receive an alert for.

For Windows 10, see Configuring OS notifications to make sure system notifications are enabled.

Windows

In Windows, you will receive an notification from Bria. If you are running Windows 10, you may receive a Windows 10 interactive toast notification or a Windows 7 style notification. The Windows 10 interactive toast notification is sent when you select Use Windows notifications in Preferences > Alerts & Sounds .

A Bria alert allows you to answer a call, answer a call with video (if the remote party initiated a video call), or decline a call.

Windows 7 style incoming audio call notificationWindows 7 style incoming video call notification

With an interactive toast notification, you can answer or decline the call, or you can decline the call and send an IM to the remote party. The incoming call notification displays the name of the remote party and the number they are calling from. If you have more than one SIP account, the notification also displays the account that the call is received on.

Mac

Bria uses OS notifications. Make sure that the notifications are set up for Bria in the Mac system preferences.

  1. From the menu, click the Apple logo and click System Preferences > Notifications.

  2. Click Bria.

  3. Choose the banner or alert notification style.

You will receive either a banner or alert notification when you have an incoming call or instant message on Bria. Banner style notifications appear briefly in the top corner of the screen. They will disappear on their own. Alert styles notifications appear and remain on the screen until you take action on them.

Banner and alert notifications

If you receive a banner notification, you can click on the notification to open the call panel or the Messages window.

If you receive an alert style notification for a phone call, you can click Answer or Decline on the notification or click anywhere else on the notification to open the call panel.

If you receive an alert style notification for an IM, you can click Close or click anywhere else on the notification to open the Messages window.

Enabling sounds

You can set Bria up to play a sound in the following events:

  • For an incoming call
  • For call waiting
  • For auto answer
  • For hangup
  • For an incoming IM
  • For an incoming SMS
  • When mentioned (@) in a Room
  • When a contact comes online
  • When a contact goes offline

Select Enable sounds to turn on sounds for all the actions. Once Enable sounds is enabled, you can select whether you would like to hear a sound for each event.

You can assign a sound for each event. Click on the event you want to change the alert sound for. Use Browse to locate the file you want to use. The sound file must be an uncompressed WAV file, which is also called a PCM WAV file. If your WAV file does not work, try converting your WAV file to PCM format.

For Windows 10, see Configuring OS notifications to make sure system notifications are enabled.

Settings in the panel

Enable alert displays: Determines if Bria displays notifications. Once Enable alert display is selected, you can select whether you receive an alert For an incoming call, When a contact comes online, When a contact goes offline, or For IMs (show alert instead of automatically opening the IM window) by selected or clearing the corresponding box.

Selected: You can set up alerts for incoming calls, contact presence, and IMs.

Cleared: Bria flashes in the taskbar (Windows) or the Dock (Mac) for incoming calls, contact presence changes, and IMs.

Windows 10 only: Bria sends a Windows 7 style notification or a Windows interactive toast notification.

Use Windows notifications (Windows only): Determines whether Bria sends Windows 7 style notifications or Windows 10 interactive toast notifications.

Selected: Bria sends Windows 10 interactive toast notifications.

Cleared: Bria sends Windows 7 style notifications.

Enable sounds: Determines if Bria plays sounds for notifications. Once Enable Sounds is selected, you can select whether a sound is played For an incoming call, For call waiting, For auto answer, For hangup, For an incoming IM, When a contact comes online or When a contact goes offline by selected or clearing the corresponding box.

Selected: You can set up Bria to play sounds for calls, contact presence, and messages.

Cleared: Bria flashes in the taskbar (Windows) or the Dock (Mac).

Sound preference: If you have enabled sounds for an event, you can select the individual event and choose a sound to play for that event.

Click Browse and find the file locations for the sound you want to use.

Click Reset to go back to the default sound.