How to change the ringtone on an Android phone
2 min read · 5 steps · Updated 2 October 2026
Open Settings, tap Sound & vibration, then Phone ringtone, choose a sound and tap Save. To use your own music file, tap My Sounds and the plus button.
Android lets you choose from built-in tones or use any audio file on the phone. You can also give single contacts their own sound.
Menu names below are from Google Pixel phones on a recent Android version. Samsung, Xiaomi and other brands rename some of them, so the Samsung name is given where it differs. The pictures are simplified diagrams of the screen, not screenshots.
Step by step
Open Settings and tap Sound & vibration
On Samsung, tap Sounds and vibration.
Tap Phone ringtone
On Samsung, tap Ringtone.
Choose a sound and tap Save
Tap a category, then a tone to hear it.
Use your own file
Tap My Sounds, then the plus button, and choose an MP3 or other audio file stored on the phone. On Samsung, tap the plus in the top corner.
Set a ringtone for one person
Open Contacts, choose the person, tap the three dots and Set ringtone.
Good to know
Default notification sound, on the same page, changes the sound for messages and apps.
If the phone does not ring at all, check the ring volume on the same page and make sure Do Not Disturb is off.
In short: Settings, Sound & vibration, Phone ringtone.
- Google Android Help: Change volume, sound and vibrate settings
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