The Ultimate Guide To How To Change Ringtones on Android

Ringtones can be a great way to make your phone stand out in a crowd. If you are one of those users who love playing with ringtones on your Android device, then you are at the right place.

Here we are going to share how you can change the ringtone of your Android device. Whether you have a Samsung Galaxy, Google Pixel, OnePlus, OPPO or Xiaomi device, we have you covered. As a bonus, we'll also show you how to set a custom ringtone for different contacts. Let's get started.

Steps to Change the Default Ringtone of Your Android Smartphone

The steps to change the default ringtone on an Android device vary slightly between manufacturers. We have covered the most popular Android skins in this section.

1. Change the default ringtone on Samsung Galaxy smartphones

1. Open it Settings application.
2. Press on Sounds and vibrations.
3. Press on Alarm.
4. Select the ringtone you want to set. You will hear a brief playback of the ringtone once you select it.
5. Drag the “Ring volume” slider to adjust the ringtone volume.
6. To add a custom ringtone, tap the icon + icon at the top.
7. Select a ringtone and press Do at the top.
8. Return to Alarm and select the favorite ringtone.

2. Change Default Ringtone on Google Pixel (Android Stock)

1. Open it Settings application.
2. Press on Sound and vibration.
3. Press on Phone ringtones.
4. Select one of the available ringtones.
5. To set a custom ringtone on your Pixel, tap My sounds.
6. Press the + icon at the bottom right.
7. Select your personalized ringtone. Make sure it is in MP3 or WAV format
8. Once this is done, you will be able to find your personalized ringtone in the My sounds page.
9. Just tap on it to set it as your ringtone.

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3. Change default ringtone on OnePlus/OPPO/realme

1. Open it Settings application.
2. Press on Sound and vibration.
3. Press on Alarm.
4. Select the ringtone you want to set. You will hear a short playback of the ringtone once selected.
5. To set a custom ringtone, tap “On this device” and select the audio file under which you want to set a custom ringtone.

4. Change default ringtone on Xiaomi/Redmi/POCO

1. Open it Settings application.
2. Press on Sound and vibration.
3. Press on Alarm. This will open the Theme shop.
4. Tap one of the ringtone categories and select your ringtone.
5. If you want to set a custom ringtone, tap Choose a local ringtone.
6. Select the location from which you want to import the ringtone.
7. Select the ringtone you want to import and tap ALL RIGHT.
8. Press on Apply next to your ringtone.
9. Finally, select the SIM card for which you want to apply the ringtone.

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5. Change Default Ringtone on Vivo/iQOO

1. Open it Settings application.
2. Scroll down and tap Sound and vibration.
3. Scroll down again and tap “Phone ring.”
4. Select one of the system ringtones.
5. If you want to set a custom one, just tap Custom ringtone. Make sure the custom ringtone is saved on your device in MP3 or WAV format.
6. You should see all your audio files here. Tap the one you want to set as your ringtone to select it.

Change ringtone for specific contacts

If you want to change the default ringtone for specific contacts on your phone, you can do that too. Just follow the steps below.

1. Change the default ringtone for specific contacts on Samsung Galaxy

1. Open it Contacts application.
2. Tap the desired contact.
3. Press on To modify basically.
4. Press on See more to see all available options.
5. Scroll down and tap Alarm.
6. Select your favorite ringtone from here.

2. Change Specific Contacts to Default Ringtone on Google Pixel (Android Stock)

1. Open it Google Dialer.
2. Press on Contacts basically.
3. Tap a contact you want to set the ringtone for.
4. Press the three points at the top and select Set ringtone.
5. Select a ringtone and you are ready to go.

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3. Change Specific Contacts to Default Ringtone on OnePlus/OPPO

OnePlus and OPPO devices use Google Dialer by default. So, follow the steps below:

1. Open it Google dialer and go to Contacts tab at the bottom.
2. Select the contact whose ringtone you want to change.
3. Press the three points top right.
4. Press on Set ringtone then select a ringtone you like.

4. Change Specific Contacts to Default Ringtone on Xiaomi/Redmi/POCO

1. Open it MIUI Contacts application.
2. Tap one of your contacts.
3. Press on Set ringtone or default ringtone. This will take you to the theme store once again.
4. Select a ringtone from here and click Apply.

5. Change Contact Specific to Default Ringtone on Vivo/iQOO

You cannot set custom ringtones for specific contacts using Vivo dialer or iQOO. To be able to do this, you must have Google Dialer installed and set as default.

1. Open it Google Dialer.
2. Press on Contacts basically.
3. Tap the contact you want to set a custom ringtone for.
4. Press the three points at the top.
5. Then tap Set ringtone.
6. Finally, select your ringtone and tap ALL RIGHT.

Last words

This is how you change the ringtone on your Android device. Not only your phone ringtone, you can also change ringtones for specific contacts so you know who is calling by just hearing the ringtone. We hope this quick guide helped you change your Android ringtone. If you still have questions, let us know. Thanks for reading!

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