There was a time in the 2010s when ringtones were a rage. A ringtone was not a mere sound, but a way to show off one’s personality. While the craze around ringtones has died down substantially, there are still people (like me) who love to set the ringtones of their choice. Galaxy and Pixel devices come with pre-installed ringtones while Xiaomi phones have the option to download from the library. One can always download audio and use it as a ringtone by importing it. In this guide today, we will talk about how Android users can change ringtones on their devices and messaging apps. [हिंदी में पढ़ें]
Changing Ringtones on Android Phones (General Procedure)
Most phone makers equip their devices with a plethora of ringtones you can choose from. Android phone users can use the simple procedure below to change ringtones on most Android devices.
- Swipe up from your home screen to open the app drawer menu.
- Choose the ‘Settings’ app.
- Move down to the ‘Sound and Vibration’ Menu.
- Tap on ‘Phone Ringtone’.
- Check out the pre-installed ringtones that your smartphone maker has provided.
- Select the specific ringtone to play it.
- Click on ‘Save’ in the upper-right side to set the ringtone as the default ringtone.
In case you don’t want to choose from existing ringtones, you can import a ringtone. Just follow the below steps-
- Go to the Phone Ringtone menu and choose ‘My Sounds’.
- Click on the + icon to add your ringtone.
- Choose the audio you want to import from the gallery and set it as the default ringtone.
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Changing Ringtones on Samsung Galaxy Devices
- Go to the ‘Settings’ Menu and choose ‘Sound and Vibration’ and then ‘Ringtone’.
- In the Ringtone menu, choose from a variety of sounds. The current volume level of your device and If you have vibration activated will be on top. If you have chosen a different sound, you will need to swipe down to locate it.
- To add a custom ringtone, go to Settings > Sound & Vibration > Ringtone.
- Click on the plus sign in the upper-right corner.
- The list of all the available audio files will be displayed on the ‘Sound Picker’ page. Choose the one you want to use.
- Tap on ‘Done’.
Samsung Galaxy Devices also allow you to set a unique ringtone for a specific contact. To do so, follow these steps-
- Open the Phone app and select ‘Contacts’ from the bottom menu.
- Choose the contact you want to set the ringtone for.
- A list of icons will appear, choose the ‘Information icon’.
- Click on the three dots labeled More and select Change ringtone/vibration> Ringtone.
- You will be led back to the Ringtone’s page wherein you can select the ringtone you want to assign to that contact.
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Changing Ringtones on Pixel Devices
- Go to ‘Settings’ > Sound and Vibration > Phone ringtone.
- Or you can press your volume up or down key, click on three dots under the volume indicator, tap the Settings button, and select Phone ringtone.
- In the Phone Ringtone menu, choose from a variety of sounds available.
- Hit save in the upper right corner.
To add a custom ringtone, here are the steps-
- If you have an audio file of your own that you want to use, you can make it available.
- Create or download the audio file and then use the Google File app to locate the file by browsing in the bottom menu and choosing the Audio category.
- Search for the audio file and tap on it.
- Tap on the three-dot menu icon in the top right and select ‘Set as ringtone’.
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Changing ringtones on popular messaging apps
1. WhatsApp
Third-party messaging apps like WhatsApp also allow you to change the ringtone. Here’s how you can do it-
- Open WhatsApp on your device.
- Tap the three-dot menu in the upper-right corner and open Settings.
- Choose Notifications Option.
- Scroll to Calls and choose Ringtone.
- Open Sounds and choose a relevant tune for your incoming calls.
2. Google Meet
- Long press on the Google Meet app icon and tap to open the app info menu.
- Choose the ‘Notifications’ option.
- Go to Receive 1:1 calls.
- Choose Sound and pick a custom ringtone from the menu.
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