Friends have recently been discussing whether anyone actually uses ringtones anymore. The idea is that most people (those who still use their phones for spoken conversations) either use whatever ringtone comes with their phone or just use vibration.
Once upon a time, ringtones were a thing. You can use them for entertainment. (My favorite is a boring sound, “Ring. Ring. Ring.”) You can use them to know who’s calling without having to look at the phone (so you know when to answer and when to put the call away) Voice mailbox). Now, maybe, not so much.
Still, Google recently added a bunch of new ringtones to its Pixel phones, so presumably some of us are still trying out the sounds. If you’re in this group, follow these steps to change your ringtone, create your own, and assign a unique ringtone to your contacts.
Since the method may be different for Samsung Galaxy phones and Google Pixel phones, we’ve provided instructions for both phones. If you have another Android phone, you should be able to use one of these as a guide.
These instructions were tested using a Pixel 6 and Galaxy S23 running Android 14.
To choose a specific ringtone for one of your contacts:
There are many apps in the Play Store that can create and install ringtones for you. However, if you have an audio file that you want to use, follow these steps to make it available:
To choose a specific ringtone for one of your contacts:
Updated December 28, 2023 at 2:15 pm ET: This article was originally published on October 12, 2023, and has been updated to accommodate operating system changes.
