AOL Mail lets you customize the notification sound you'll get when you receive a new email message. Choose to have a generic sound notification or play the iconic "You've Got Mail" alert with the original voice or your favorite celebrity's voice.

Enable a new mail notification sound

1. Sign in to AOL Mail.
2. Under your username, click Options | Mail Settings.
3. Click the "General" tab, if you're not already on it.
4. Next to "New Mail," select your notification option:

* Play a sound when new mail arrives.

* Play "You've Got Mail" when new mail arrives.

5. Click Save.

Choose a "You've Got Mail" sound

1. Sign in to AOL Mail.
2. Under your username, click Options | Mail Settings.
3. Click the "General" tab, if you're not already on it:
4. Next to "New Mail," select the "You've Got Mail" sound you'd like to use.

Original - Plays the traditional voice.

Choose your own - Click the celebrity's name to select which voice you want to use.

5. Click Save.

Update your web browsers settings to enable notification sounds

Chrome

1. Sign in to AOL Mail.
2. In the URL bar, click the lock icon | Site Settings.
3. Under Permissions, select Allow under the Sound dropdown.

Safari

1. Sign in to AOL Mail.
2. From the Safari menu, click Settings for mail.aol.com.
3. Under Auto-Play, select Allow All Auto-Play.

Firefox

1. Sign in to AOL Mail.
2. In the URL bar, click the toggle icon | Allow Audio and Video.