How to set a custom ringtone on Google Pixel

Before you start: make the ringtone

You need the ringtone as an audio file on your phone. Open the Android ringtone maker, pick a song or recording, trim it and tap Download. The MP3 lands in your Downloads folder, ready for the steps below.

Tips for Google Pixel

• Sounds you add appear under My Sounds for both the ringtone and the default notification sound.
• Motorola, Nokia and other phones close to stock Android use the same steps.
• If Phone ringtone shows two SIMs, set each one separately.
• Chrome saves to Files → Downloads. If the + button opens a different app, tap the ☰ menu in the picker and choose Downloads.
• Want the ringtone to start quietly and build up? Turn on Fade in in FoneVibe before you download, so it doesn't blast out at full volume in a quiet room.

Notification sounds and alarms on Pixel

Notifications: Settings → Sound & vibration → Default notification sound → My Sounds → +. Short, distinct sounds work best: make one with the notification sound maker.

One app only: long-press a notification from that app, tap the settings icon, open the notification category and change its Sound.

Alarm: open Clock, tap the alarm's bell icon (or its sound name), then Your sounds → + Add new and pick your file. A slow fade-in from the alarm tone maker makes mornings gentler.

Why your Pixel isn't ringing

• Flip to Shhh: if it's on, laying the phone face down turns on Do Not Disturb. Turn the phone over, or switch the feature off.
• Do Not Disturb or a Mode (Bedtime, Driving) may be on. Check Quick Settings.
• Ring volume: press a volume button, tap the ⋯ icon and raise Ring & notification volume.

Ringtone not showing in the list?

• Open the Files app → Downloads and check the file is there. Some browsers save to a folder called Download.
• If the browser played the file instead of saving it, long-press the download and choose Download.
• Close the ringtone list and open it again. Restarting the phone also makes it show up.
• Rename the ringtone without emoji or special characters and download it again.
• Still missing? Use your Files app's Move option to put the file in the Ringtones folder of your phone's internal storage. Android lists everything in that folder as a ringtone. For notification sounds, use the Notifications folder.

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