How to change the ringtone on a Google Pixel (Android 17)

Device

Android

Shown on

Google Pixel 10a, Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005)

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Sound and vibration › Ringtone

Real screenshots

4 of 4 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Ringtone

   Open Settings and tap Sound and vibration. Under Sound and vibration patterns, tap Ringtone. Ours said The Next Adventure / Matches ringtone.

   Done

2. 

   See what is set now

   The top of the page shows Currently set: The Next Adventure, with the vibration set to Matches ringtone. Tap the play button to hear it.

   Done

3. 

   Open a sound collection

   Under Sound collections are My Sounds, Pixel Sounds, Sound Matters, Gems, Natural Elements, Material Adventures and more. Tap one.

   Done

4. 

   Pick a sound and tap Save

   Tap a sound to hear it; Material Adventures had 14. Then tap Save at the top right. Until you tap it, the old ringtone stays. We backed out.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Want your own sound? Google says to connect the phone to a computer with a USB cable and copy the MP3 into the Ringtones folder. My Sounds is the first collection on the Ringtone page. Source: Change volume, sound & vibrate settings on your Pixel phone or Pixel Tablet
• One ringtone for one person? Google says to open the Contacts app, tap the contact, then More, Set ringtone, pick one and tap Save. Source: Change volume, sound & vibrate settings on your Pixel phone or Pixel Tablet
• Want it to vibrate before it rings? Settings, Sound and vibration, Vibration and haptics has Vibrate first, then ring gradually. Ours was off.

  

If this does not work

• New ringtone didn't stick? You probably backed out without tapping Save. Pick the sound again and tap Save. Source: Change volume, sound & vibrate settings on your Pixel phone or Pixel Tablet
• Phone doesn't ring at all? Check Ring volume on Sound and vibration, then see Pixel not ringing: what to check.
• Silent at night? That may be a mode: how to use Do Not Disturb and modes on a Google Pixel.

About this guide

The Pixel comes with several collections of ringtones. You can also use your own sound.

The screenshots are from our Google Pixel 10a with Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005), in Dark mode. Ours was The Next Adventure. We opened a collection, backed out without tapping Save, so the ringtone is unchanged.

Good to know

Notification and alarm sounds are on the same page, under Notification and Alarm. Ours were Kernel and Fresh Morning.

In short: Settings, Sound and vibration, Ringtone, pick a collection and a sound, tap Save.