Select the phone, and this will open up all your internal folders. NOW here you should find a folder called Ringtones. Select it to open it. It will likely be empty unless someone has done this before on your device. NOW finally push the MOVE button below. That should do it. Your tone should be found in the ringtone list on your phone now. I already have the mp3 file loaded into the music folder of my pixel phone. Is there no way to make a music file into a ringtone without having to have another copy of the same file in the ringtones folder? This is an unnecessary waste of space on the pixel phone. Is there a way to make the settings page read from the other folders?
There are times when I just want to use a specific MP3 music track either as ringtone or as notification alert. On Android generally, this isn’t a hard thing to accomplish. But, on several of Samsung’s recent high-end releases, it’s nearly a walk in the park.
Samsung’s much-celebrated smartphones do have a long list of default ringtones and notification alerts to choose from. You can choose any one of them until you grow weary of it — and when you do, and when you’ve run through all tones on the list, what else do you have left to do? You add your own MP3 to the list, of course.
In this guide, I’ll show you how to set an MP3 file as custom ringtone or notification sound on certain high-end Samsung phones. (You may also check our video tutorial at the end of this post.)
Requirements
The instructions in this guide have been known to work on the Galaxy Note, Galaxy Note 2, and Galaxy S3 running stock TouchWiz with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean or higher; these may also work on other Samsung phones that I have not tested.
Root access on the phone is not needed either. This guide will still work even if your phone is rooted, provided that your phone runs at least Android 4.1 with stock TouchWiz. The procedures may be a bit different if your phone is running a custom ROM or a different version of Android.
The MP3 files that you want to use must already be on your phone. There are many ways to copy MP3 files to your phone, but I won’t be covering those here.
Setting custom MP3 ringtone
Via Settings menu
To set an MP3 file for use as custom ringtone system-wide, do the following:
- Copy the MP3 files to your phone. The stock Samsung Music Player app ought to be able to see the files. Check whether the music tracks appear in the Music Player app.
- Go to Settings > Sound > Device ringtone. You will see a list of the phone’s default ringtones.
- Tap the Add button to launch the media manager app. If your phone has several file/media manager apps, select Music Player from the popup box.
- You will see a list of music files stored on your phone. Select one and tap Done.
- Your selected MP3 track will now be your custom ringtone. Repeat the same process to add more custom ringtones to the default ringtones list.
Via Music Player
You can also set a system-wide custom MP3 ringtone through the Music Player app:
- Play the desired MP3 music file in the Music Player app.
- While the file is playing, tap the capacitive Menu button to open the Options menu.
- Select Set as and choose whether you want to set the ringtone as a phone ringtone, caller ringtone, or alarm tone.
Custom MP3 ringtone for specific contact
Setting a personalized ringtone for each contact is also possible in the stock Contacts app:
- Launch the Contacts app and open a contact’s info page.
- Scroll down until you see the “Ringtones” section. Tap on it and a dialogue box will appear with three options:
- Default — use default ringtone
- Ringtones — select a default ringtone for the contact
- Go to My Files — open the My Files app to select a ringtone file
- Select Go to My Files and find your desired MP3 file.
- Select the MP3 file and tap Done.
Setting MP3 as custom notification tone
Unlike with ringtones, you cannot directly set an MP3 file as notification alert through the Settings menu or via the Music Player app. You have to manually set the music file to use it as a notification alert. Here’s how to do it:
- Copy the needed MP3 files to your phone.
- Launch a file manager app (e.g., My Files app, ES File Explorer, and the like) on your phone.
- Locate the desired MP3 file and copy it to the Notifications directory inside the phone’s internal storage (usually /storage/sdcard0). If you don’t see the Notifications directory, manually create it before copying the MP3 file into it.
- Go back to the main homescreen and open the Settings menu.
- Go to Sound > Device notifications and select the newly added MP3 file on the list.
Using ringtone manager apps
Another way to set custom notifications or ringtones is through a ringtone manager or ringtone editor app. One of my favorites is the Ringtone Maker app. This app allows you to trim a music file and set it as a ringtone or notification alert.
- On your phone, install the ad-supported Ringtone Maker app for free from the Google Play Store.
- Launch the app.
- All your music files will be displayed on the list. Locate your desired music file.
- Tap the green button beside the name of the file that you want to edit. The Options menu will popup.
- Select Edit to edit the music file.
- On the next screen, slide the sliders to define a region for trimming.
- You can also set fade in/out effects or adjust volume levels. The app also allows you to mix a cropped file into another MP3 track.
- Once you’re satisfied with the changes, tap the Save button.
- Choose whether to save the file as ringtone, notification, alarm, or music. Also give a filename for your edited file.
- Tap Save.
- Your newly created music can now be used as a ringtone or notification on your phone.
Video Tutorial
Check our video tutorial on YouTube:
Congratulations! You have now learned how to set your own MP3 music as custom notification and ringtone on your Samsung Android phone. There may be other ways to achieve the same goal on other Android phones. Did you use any of the methods described in this guide? Successful? What method did you use?
(with contributions from Elmer Montejo)
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Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.It has been over a week since Google has taken the wraps off it’s newest devices, the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. The phones have received mixed reactions from both fans and critics alike. Most notably, Pixel 2 XL has been receiving a lot of criticism for the quality of display used on them recently. Nonetheless, the latest Pixel devices are selling like hot cakes and a lot of carriers are offering great deals for the devices. Apart from the US, it is still unknown when the phone would actually be available for purchase on other markets.
When the phones were unveiled, we brought you the Pixel 2 Wallpapers and even the Pixel 2 Clock Widget which can be used on any Android device. Just as we do with any new device, today we are bringing you the Google Pixel 2 Stock Ringtones and the Google Pixel 2 XL Stock Ringtones.
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Contents
Pixel 2 Stock Ringtones Collection
Here’s a quick look at what the package you are about to download:
- Ringtones: 12
- Notification Tones: 15
- Alarm Tones: 12
- UI Sounds: 24
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Download Pixel 2 Ringtones
You can download the Pixel 2 Stock Ringtones and Pixel 2 XL Stock Ringtones, Notification Tones, Alarm Tones, and UI Sounds by clicking below:
Download RingtonesDownload Notification TonesDownload Alarm TonesDownload UI SoundsHow to Setup/Use Google Pixel 2 Stock Ringtones
Method 1: There are three files available for download totally. One each for ringtones, notification tones, and alarm tones. Extract all of them. You will get four folders. Create the following folder structure in your internal storage: media > audio. Now copy the four folders that you extracted into the audio folder. Reboot your device. After reboot, the ringtones should appear in the ringtones list. If not, follow the second method below.
Method 2: If the above method does not work for you, don’t worry. There an easy alternative way. Just download one of the million Ringtone apps from Google Play Store and you can set these ringtones from there. I recommend ‘Ringtone Maker’. Click below to download the same:
Developer: Big Bang Inc.
How Make Downloaded Mp3 As Ringtone For Pixel Phone Download
Once you have downloaded the app.
- Open the app. All the audio files will be listed here.
- Search for the ringtone.
- Tap on the menu icon and choose ‘Make default Ringtone’ or ‘Make default notification’ or ‘Make default alarm’, depending on what you want to do.
Enjoy joy the fresh new Pixel 2 XL Ringtones on your device!