Set a ringtone on your Galaxy phone or tablet

Your Galaxy device comes with several preloaded ringtones to choose from, so you can customize your incoming calls. And if you don’t like the one you selected, you can always change it or set a custom ringtone using your favorite music. Additionally, you can set a vibration pattern or set your device to vibrate only if it is going to be in a bag or your pocket for a while.
Screen of a Galaxy phone showing ringtone settings with adjustable volume slider and options like 'Galaxy Bells' and 'Over the Horizon 2022 by SUGA of BTS' as ringtone choices.
Screen of a Galaxy phone showing ringtone settings with adjustable volume slider and options like 'Galaxy Bells' and 'Over the Horizon 2022 by SUGA of BTS' as ringtone choices.

Set a ringtone on your Galaxy phone or tablet

Choose a default or custom ringtone

Every Galaxy phone or tablet comes with default ringtones, although the ones available may differ depending on your carrier. Pick a ringtone that suits you or select a song file you have stored on your device.

Use a preloaded ringtone

  1. Navigate to and open Settings, and then tap Sounds and vibration.
  2. Tap Ringtone, and you’ll see a list of tones you can swipe through.
    Settings menu on a Galaxy phone displaying 'Ringtone' option set to 'Over the Horizon', with other sound settings for notifications and system sounds listed below.
  3. Tap a ringtone to hear a preview. Once you’ve found one you like, make sure it’s selected, and then tap Back to set that as your ringtone.

Use a custom ringtone

  1. From the Ringtone settings page, tap Add (the plus sign).
    Galaxy phone's ringtone settings screen with options for adjusting ringtone volume and a blue plus icon to add a custom ringtone.
    Note: You may need to tap Allow if you haven't changed ringtones for a while, or if it's the first time.
  2. Select a song from the song files you have stored on your phone.

    Note: You must have physical song files downloaded on your device in order to set one as a ringtone. You cannot set Spotify or other streaming services' songs as ringtones.
  3. Tap the switch next to Play selected highlights only if desired. When this is off, the song will play from the beginning. When it’s on, only certain parts of the song will play.
  4. Tap Done when you are finished.

Use vibrate with ringtone

  1. If you would like your phone to vibrate when your ringtone sounds, tap the switch next to Vibrate while ringing from the Ringtone settings screen.
  2. Tap Vibrate while ringing.
    Ringtone settings on a Galaxy phone showing an active 'Vibrate while ringing' toggle, with a volume slider above it.
  3. Adjust the Call vibration intensity slider.
  4. You can also select Sync with ringtone, or select another option.
Note
Some sounds will not sync with your selected ringtone.
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Make your phone vibrate during calls

You can also set your phone or tablet to vibrate during an incoming call. This is handy if you are in a loud area where you may not hear your device ringing.

 

Navigate to and open Settings, and then tap Sounds and vibration. Tap Sound at the top.

Galaxy phone's 'Sounds and vibration' settings screen with the 'Sound' mode selected and the 'Vibrate while ringing' option toggled on.

Then tap the switch next to Vibrate while ringing. If prompted, choose your desired vibration pattern, and then tap Back. Vibration patterns are only available on select devices.

 

If you would prefer to shut off your phone’s sound and only have it vibrate, simply tap Vibrate on the Sounds and vibration settings page.

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Set a ringtone for a specific contact

Note
You cannot set a custom ringtone for contacts that are stored only on the SIM card.

Even if you don’t play favorites, the truth is some contacts are more important than others. For example, family members are going to take priority over acquaintances. To help you differentiate who is calling, you can set ringtones for specific contacts.

  1. On your device, navigate to and open the Contacts app.
  2. Select your desired contact, and then tap More.
  3. Tap Change ringtone/vibration, and then tap Ringtone. If needed, allow the different permissions.
  4. Choose any ringtone, and then tap Back. Tap Save to set that ringtone to the contact.
    List of ringtone options on a Galaxy phone's screen, with 'Asteroid' selected and other choices like 'Atomic Bell' and 'Beep Once' available.
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Set alerts for messages

Message alerts are different from a regular ringtone, and you’ll need to set your message tones separately. To set a default alert for all messages, you will need to change your notification sound settings.

 

To do this, navigate to and open Settings, and then tap Sounds and vibration. Tap Notification sound, and then select your desired alert tone.

Screen showing notification sound options on a Galaxy phone, with '8-bit Bounce' currently selected among others like 'Spaceline' and 'Alien'.

When you are done, tap Back. The tone you picked will play whenever you receive a message. However, you can also set specific message tones for certain contacts if you’d like.

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