How to Set Custom Contact Ringtones on Galaxy S5

While the new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 have been in the news a lot lately, millions of proud Galaxy S5 owners still have many questions about their current device. Here we will explain how to quickly and easily add custom ringtones to select contacts on your Galaxy S5.

Fortunately with Android, it’s pretty easy to create new ringtones and add custom ringtones for your notifications, but with different manufacturers, Android versions, and manufacturer skins, the process is not the same on all devices. Therefore, here we will explain how to set custom ringtones specifically for the Galaxy S5.

Above is a guide on how to create custom ringtones for yourself, from music, or anything you want to use as ringtones or notification sounds directly from your Android device. Once you’ve made several and want to apply a particular ringtone to a particular contact, you can do so using the instructions below.

Recently, we’ve been getting questions about adding custom ringtones to your device for each person or specific friends and family. We’ll quickly explain how easy this is below. We’ve explained how to do this on Android in general, but below are specific instructions for the Galaxy S5 and the same steps will work on almost any Samsung Galaxy smartphone or tablet. The options may look slightly different, but they are all in the same general area.

First, you’ll want to add specific songs or MP3s you want to use to your device, and the tutorial at the top of the page will teach you how to create ringtones from your own music collection. Once you’ve done that, the new ringtones will already be in place thanks to the apps in the tutorial and then go to any contact you want to customize and set a custom ringtone to make things more personal.

Instructions

With Samsung’s TouchWiz interface, this is actually pretty easy. Not only can you set custom ringtones for each contact, you can also set custom ringtones for text messages. It’s all pretty easy and here’s how.

Go to the dialer app and scroll down until you find the contact you want to edit and select it. Here you will see the information of all these people. At the top is a Star, a Pen (edit button) and 3 dots for the settings menu. Tap the pencil-shaped icon to edit the contact as shown below.

Once you’ve done that, look beyond the name, phone number, email, and other information and near the bottom you’ll see an option called “”. It will be set to the same default sound you choose in settings > sounds > ringtones, which is sound for all users, but by entering it directly from the contact, you can select a specific ringtone that will only play when that contact is present. calls.

When you tap the ringtone on the contacts edit page, you will be greeted with a popup of all your ringtones. From here, scroll through the list until you find the song or sound you want to use and press . If the ringtone you made is not listed, press the “” button and find it in your device storage, then select it. And you’re done. This much.

You have now successfully applied a specific ringtone for a single contact on your Galaxy S5. All other incoming calls use the default sound from settings and any contact you customize will have their own melody. This is a great way to make things more personal, not to mention you’ll know who’s calling without looking at your phone. That way, you don’t have to get up if you already know there isn’t an important call from a friend or family member.

It’s worth noting that the Galaxy S5 is currently busy getting the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop update globally and in the US, and these settings options may look a little different after the update. Don’t worry, you can still choose custom contact ringtones. For more details about your phone, see our Galaxy S5 How-To Portal. Enjoy.