Alert Tones vs Ring Tones

[sfwalter]

I have had some custom text tones from over the years. If I go to settings > Sounds & Haptics > Text Tone, I see some of my custom text tones appear under the "Alert Tones" section, and some appear under the "Ring Tones" section. Regardless of which section I pick, a custom text tone works.

However, I was just curious: what is the deciding factor if it appears under "Alert Tones" or "Rint Tones"?

Thanks, curious minds want to know.

 

[zorinlynx]

Could it be based on length? Are the ones under "Ring Tones" the longer ones?

That would make the most sense...

 

[sfwalter]

That is what I thought at first. However, some of the alert tones are longer than ring tones.