# Scented Smartphone Ringtones The iScent Turns Your Phone Notifications into Sprits of Fragrance By M | Published 2014-09-08 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smartphone-ringtone References: [psfk](http://www.psfk.com/2014/09/iscent-ringtone-mobile-fragrance-notification.html) & [kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/myqblinks/iscent-smell-your-ringtone) The iScent is an innovative [mobile accessory and app](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/infinix-note-50s-5g) that converts your digital notifications and smartphone ringtone from an audio alert into a spritz of fragrance. This way you'll be alerted to calls, text messages and social media notifications by a burst of scent rather than sound. Qblinks put together the iScent app as a subversive way to interact with your smartphone. Rather than using sound, the iScent cleverly uses a [vaporized fragrance](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aroma-diffuser-1) to let you know when you're receiving notifications. The iScent app comes with an accompanying castle tower accessory that releases a cloud of scent the instant your smartphone receives some sort of notification. This allows mobile users to use their scent, rather than hearing, to interact with their [iPhone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/methaphone) or Android. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.9/10 - Popularity: 54% | Activity: 55% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Scented Notifications:** Opportunity for app developers to integrate scent technology into notification systems for a more immersive user experience - **Multisensory Interaction:** Opportunity for companies to explore ways to engage multiple senses in their products and services - **Personalized Fragrances:** Opportunity for fragrance companies to offer customized scents for individuals based on their preferences and smartphone activity ### Sectors Adopting This - **Mobile Technology:** Opportunity for mobile device manufacturers to partner with scent technology companies to create unique mobile experiences - **Fragrance:** Opportunity for fragrance companies to expand into the mobile market and create scent products for smartphones - **App Development:** Opportunity for app developers to create new scent-enabled apps that offer a new dimension to mobile engagement ## Related on Trend Hunter - [State-of-the-Art Retail Fragrance Dispensers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stateoftheart-fragrance-dispenser.md) - [Interactive Scenting Kiosks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scenting-kiosk.md) - [Scent-Releasing Gaming Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gamescent.md) - [Smell-Oriented Virtual Masks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/city-university-of-hong-kong.md) - [Multipurpose Scent-Releasing Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nosewise.md) - [Digital Content-Connected Aromatics](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aroma-shooter.md) - [Immersive Scent-Based Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aromajoin.md) - [Aromatic Memory Projection Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scent-camera-memory-station.md) - [Olfactory Entertainment Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moviescent.md)