Y ou can make your phone's volume louder or quieter. You can also change your ringtone, sound, and vibration.
Important:
- Some of these steps work only on Android 12 and up. Learn how to check your Android version .
- You’ll need to touch your device’s screen for some steps.
Turn your volume up or down
- Press a volume button.
- At the right, tap the Menu
.
- If you don't find Settings, go to the steps for older Android versions .
- Slide the volume levels to where you want them:
- Media volume:Music, videos, games, and other media
- Call volume:Volume of the other person during a call
- Ring Volume
- Notification volume
- Alarm volume
Tips:
- To have your Google Assistant change your phone's volume for you, say or tap Hey Google, change volume .
- If your phone is paired to more than one Bluetooth device, you can change where you hear music, videos, and games. Under "Media volume," tap Play media to.
- When you press a volume button, the volume that changes depends on what you're doing. For example, if you're watching a movie, the movie volume changes. If you press your volume buttons when you're not listening to anything, your media volume changes.
Turn on vibrate or mute
- Press a volume button.
- At the right, above the slider, tap
Ring.
- To turn on vibrate, tap Vibrat e .
- To mute, tap Mute.
Tips:
- To turn the ring or sound back on your phone, turn off Vibrate or turn on Ring.
- To silence your phone's ring when you receive a call, press a volume button.
- Press a volume button.
- At the right, tap the Menu
.
- If needed, tap See more.
- Turn on Vibrate for calls. Or tap Vibration & haptics Vibrate for calls Turn on Always vibrate.
Tip:To quickly turn on vibrate, press Power+ Volume up.
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Sound & vibration
S hortcut to prevent ringing.
- Turn Prevent ringingon or off.
- If you don't see "Prevent ringing," go to the steps for older Android versions .
- Choose what happens when you press Power and Volume up:
- Vibrate: Phone calls and notifications vibrate
- Mute: Phone calls and notifications are silent
Change ringtones
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Sound & vibration
P hone ringtone.
- Pick a ringtone.
- Tap Save.
- Open your phone's Contacts ap
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.
- Tap a contact.
- Tap Mor
e
S et ringtone.
- Choose a ringtone.
- Tap Save.
Get ringtone apps
Download more ringtones from ringtone apps in the Google Play Store .
Transfer a ringtone from a computer
- Connect your phone to your computer using a USB cable. Learn how to transfer files by USB .
- In the window that opens, find the "Ringtones" folder. Copy your music file (MP3) into the "Ringtones" folder.
- Disconnect your phone from your computer.
Tip: Alarm and phone ringtones use different folders. Learn how to add ringtones for alarms .
Change other sounds & vibrations
Change your notification sound
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Sound & vibration
D efault notification sound.
- Choose a sound.
- Tap Save.
Tip:You can choose different notification sounds for different apps. Use the settings menu inside each app. For example, learn how to change Gmail notifications .
Make your notifications vibrate
Some apps let you choose whether to vibrate for their notifications. Learn how to change notifications for certain apps .
When you type, you can turn the keyboard vibration feedback on or off.
To turn the keyboard vibration on or off:
- Open your phone’s Settings app.
- Tap Sound & vibration
Vibration & haptics.
- Turn Keyboard vibrationon or off.
Tip:To adjust your Gboard settings, touch and hold the comma button or tap Settings .
You can turn alert types on or off, find past alerts, and control sound and vibration.
- On your phone, open the Settings app.
- Tap Notifications Wireless emergency alerts.
- Choose how often you want to receive alerts and which settings you want to turn on.
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Sound & vibration
A dvanced.
- Turn a sound or vibration on or off.
- Set up a work profile .
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Sound & vibration
A dvanced.
- Scroll down to "Work profile sounds."
- Choose your ringtones and sounds.
If you use an older Android version
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Sound
Shortcut to prevent ringing.
- Tap Press Power & Volume Up together.
- Choose what happens:
- Vibrate: Phone calls and notifications vibrate
- Mute: Phone calls and notifications are silent
- Do nothing
- Press a volume button.
- At the right, tap the Down arrow .
- Choose the volume type:
- Media (music, videos, games, other media)
- Ring (calls, notifications)
- Alarm
Tip: You can also change volumes from your Settings app
S
ound.
To have your phone vibrate only (not make sounds), press and hold the volume down button until your phone vibrates.
If your media volume gets turned down instead:
- At the right, tap the Down arro w .
- Slide "Ring" all the way to the left.
Tip: When your phone is in vibrate mode, you'll see Vibrat e .