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Changing app alert tones is a great way to help you distinguish between notifications on your iPhone. That way you know if you're receiving a text, email or some other important notification without ...

Unless you are using a beta version of iOS 5, there isn't an easy way to change the e-mail alert tone on your iPhone. I found a way that doesn't cost anything or require you to jailbreak your phone.

Changing app alert tones is a great way to distinguish between apps on your iPhone. That way you can know when you get a text, as opposed to an email, without taking your iPhone out of your pocket.