Set Custom Ringtones for a Contact on Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

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Steps

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    We unlock the phone and make sure that we are on the home screen by pressing the home button once
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    In order to set custom ringtones, we'll need to access the "Contacts" menu
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    Once we are on the home screen, we locate the "Contacts" icon. The icon has an orange background and a white silhouette of the head of a person. We tap "Contacts" once. The "Contacts" menu will be shown.
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    We locate the contact that we would like to modify
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    In this case, "Erik the Black" will be tapped. The contact will be shown.
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    Once the contact is shown, we tap on "EDIT"
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    "EDIT" is directly to the left of "MORE" in the upper-right side of the phone. Tapping on "EDIT" will bring up the "EDIT" menu. At the very bottom, we will see "Ringtone".
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    We tap on "Ringtone" one time
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    The list of different ringtones that we can use will be shown.
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    We tap a ringtone
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    In this case, we'll tap on "Chimes". Once we do that, we'll hear the tone for "Chimes".
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    If we like the selected ringtone, we tap on the back arrow
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    In this video, "Ringtone" will be set to "Chimes".
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    In order to save the change, we tap on "SAVE" one time
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    The contact will be saved. We'll note that there is a custom ringtone. In this video, it is set to "Chimes".
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    We press the home button to get back to the home screen
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    We'll be back to the home screen of our Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge.
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This concludes the tutorial on how to set custom ringtones for contacts on the Galaxy S6 Edge. To leave any questions, comments, or suggestions for us, please use the space provided below this video. Thanks for choosing VisiHow! Have a great day!

Video: Set Custom Ringtones for a Contact on Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

Questions and Answers

When I do as the tutorial shows I don't get the ringtone field in the edit screen. How to solve this?

When I do as the tutorial shows I don't get the ringtone field in the edit screen. How to solve this?. I have tried: Watched tutorials, read manual. I think it was caused by: No clue

You may need to move contacts into your device first. First, copy all of your contacts to the microSD card.

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    Press the home button.
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    Tap on "Contacts".
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    (Optional) tap on the "Contacts" tab.
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    Press the menu button or tap on the tripe-dot icon in the upper-right corner.
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    Tap on "Import/Export".
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    Tap on "Export to SD card"
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    Select all and tap on "OK".
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Then, just in case, copy all of your contacts from your SIM card to your smartphone.

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    Press the home button.
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    Tap on "Contacts".
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    (Optional) tap on the "Contacts" tab.
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    Press the menu button or tap on the tripe-dot icon in the upper-right corner.
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    Tap on "Import/Export".
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    Tap on "Import from SIM card".
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    Tap on "Device".
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    Tap on "Select all".
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    Tap on "Done".
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Then, set the option to save all of your new contacts on your phone.

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    Select Contacts.
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    Press the Menu button.
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    Tap on "More" (optional) and "Settings",
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    Tap on "Save new contacts to".
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    Tap on "Phone"
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    New contacts will be saved in the memory of the phone.
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Next, follow the tutorial.

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    Create a contact in the memory of the phone.
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    Follow the tutorial.
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There is another option: download and install Ringtone Manager Pro and use the "Set contact ringtone" option or install Ringo to do the same.

If you have problems with any of the steps in this article, please ask a question for more help, or post in the comments section below.

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