How to set a custom ringtone or notification sound on a Samsung Galaxy

By Saadat Rafiq · 2 min read · 4 steps · Published 6 October 2026

Device

Android

Shown on

Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Sounds and vibration › Ringtone

Real screenshots

4 of 4 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

2 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Ringtone

   Open Settings, Sounds and vibration and tap Ringtone. Ours uses Galaxy Bells.

   Done

2. 

   Tap + to add your own

   The + at the top right opens the sound picker for your own audio files.

   Done

3. 

   Allow access to audio

   The first time, the phone asks whether Sound picker may access music and audio. Tap Allow, then choose the file. We did not answer.

   Done

4. 

   Change the notification sound

   Back on Sounds and vibration, Notification sound lists the built-in sounds. Ours uses Brightline.

   Done

About this guide

Any audio file saved on the phone can be a ringtone. For a notification sound, the file has to be in the Notifications folder first. We only looked at these screens on our phone and changed nothing.

The screenshots are from a Samsung Galaxy A57 5G with One UI 8.5 and Android 16, in Dark mode. Other Galaxy phones on One UI 8 use the same menus; on older One UI versions a few names and positions differ.

Good to know

A ringtone for one person: Contacts, the contact, Edit, View more, Ringtone, then Save.

For your own notification sound, Samsung says to copy the file in My Files into Internal storage, Notifications; it then appears in this list.

In short: Settings, Sounds and vibration, Ringtone, + for your own file; Notification sound for messages and apps.