You can make your phone's volume louder or quieter. You can also change your ringtone, sound, and vibration.
Turn your volume up or down
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.
To change the volume of other sounds, like your ringtone:
- Press a volume button.
- At the right, tap Settings:
or
.
- Slide the volume levels to where you want them:
- Media volume: Music, videos, games, other media
- Call volume: Volume of the other person during a call
- Ring volume: Phone calls, notifications
- Alarm volume
Tip: 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.
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Turn on vibrate or mute
- Press a volume button.
- At the right, above the slider, you'll see an icon. Tap it until you see:
- Vibrate
- Mute
- Vibrate
- Optional: To unmute or turn off vibrate, tap the icon until you see Ring
.
Tip: To stop a call while it's ringing, press a volume button.
Turn off some sounds and vibrations- Press a volume button.
- At the right, tap Settings:
or
.
- If needed, tap See more.
- Turn on Vibrate for calls.
To quickly turn on vibrate, press Power + Volume up.
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Sound & vibration
Shortcut to prevent ringing.
- Turn Prevent ringing on or off.
- 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
Change your ringtone- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Sound & vibration
Phone ringtone.
- Pick a ringtone.
- Tap Save.
- Open your phone's Contacts app
.
- Tap a contact.
- Tap More
Set 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 notification sounds & vibrationChange your notification sound
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Sound & vibration
Advanced
Default 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.
To change typing sounds and vibrations, you may need to change your keyboard's settings. For example, to change Gboard sounds:
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap System
Languages & input.
- Tap Virtual keyboard
Gboard.
- Tap Preferences.
- Turn on or off:
- Sound on keypress
- Haptic feedback on keypress
Note: If you don't see "Haptic feedback on keypress," tap Vibrate on keypress.
Tip: If you have Gboard "Haptic feedback on keypress" turned on, make sure that "Touch vibration" is also on. Learn how to turn on "Touch vibration."
You can turn alert types on or off, view past alerts, and control sound and vibration.
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Apps & notifications
Advanced
Wireless emergency alerts.
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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
Advanced.
- Turn a sound or vibration on or off.
- Set up a work profile.
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Sound & vibration
Advanced.
- Scroll down to "Work profile sounds."
- Choose your ringtones and sounds.
Important: To use Adaptive Sound, check that you have the latest Android software. Learn how to check your Android version. Then, from the Play Store, check that you have the most recent version of the Device Personalization Services app.
Adaptive Sound only works on your Pixel phone. It doesn’t work with sound played through external speakers or headphones. To turn on Adaptive Sound:
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Sound & vibration
Adaptive Sound.
- Turn on Adaptive Sound.
Have sound settings change with your routine
To have settings change automatically when you're in a certain place or on a certain Wi-Fi network, use rules. Your Pixel phone can suggest rules based on your routine, like when you get to work. You can also make rules yourself.
- On a "Settings suggestion" notification, tap Set up a rule.
- Under "Add rule," tap the rule you want to add:
- Set ringer to normal
- Silence phone
- Turn on Do Not Disturb
- Tap Add.
- On your phone, open your Settings
.
- Tap System
Advanced.
- Tap Rules
Add rule
Add Wi-Fi network or location.
- Under "Add rule," tap the rule you want to add:
- Set ringer to normal
- Silence phone
- Turn on Do Not Disturb
- Tap Add.