{"id":44354,"date":"2022-06-10T01:52:03","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T01:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/how-to-change-your-iphones-ringtone-alarm-and-other-alert-sounds\/"},"modified":"2022-06-10T01:52:03","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T01:52:03","slug":"how-to-change-your-iphones-ringtone-alarm-and-other-alert-sounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/how-to-change-your-iphones-ringtone-alarm-and-other-alert-sounds\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change your iPhone’s ringtone, alarm, and other alert sounds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Apple’s ecosystem can be a little \u201cone size fits all\u201d without a lot of room for personalization (though that’s changing in iOS 16). Customizing your iPhone’s alert sounds can make your device feel a little more personal and fun. And maybe – I’m just spitballing here – you can even make a funny reference to a ’90s comedy starring Bill Murray in the process. Just an idea. <\/p>\n
In any case, here’s how to change the sounds for your ringtone, mail, texts, and calendar alerts. For reference, I tested this out on an iPhone 11 running iOS 15.5:<\/p>\n
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Go to Settings> Sounds & Haptics. <\/strong>\n<\/li>\n
Tap the task with the alert tone you want to change.<\/li>\n
Scroll down to choose from a list of ringtones (longer sound clips) or another of alert tones. <\/li>\n
At the bottom of each list, there’s a Classic sub-menu. Tap on it to find some vintage sounds you probably haven’t heard for a long time, like the unforgettable bell chime.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The only alert sound you can’t access from this menu is an alarm. For that, you need to follow a couple of different steps:<\/p>\n
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Open the Clock app.<\/li>\n
Tap the alarm you want to change, and choose Sound.<\/strong>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
You’ll see the same list of ringtones from the steps above (including the Classic ringtones) as well as the option to Pick a song<\/strong> through Apple Music. Alert tones can’t be used for your alarm, which is probably for the best.<\/p>\n