Change volume, sound & vibrate settings on your Pixel phone

Important: Some of these steps work only on Android 10 and up. Learn how to check your Android version.

1. Press a volume button.
2. At the right, tap Settings: or .
3. Slide the volume levels to where you want them:
   • Media volume: Music, videos, games, other media
   • Call volume: Volume of the other person during a call
   • Ring volume: Phone calls, notifications
   • Alarm volume

Tips:

• To have your Google Assistant change your phone's volume for you, say or tap Hey Google, change volume.
• If your phone is paired to more than one Bluetooth device, you can change where you hear music, videos, and games. Under "Media volume," tap Play media to.
• When you press a volume button, the volume that changes depends on what you're doing. For example, if you're watching a movie, the movie volume changes. If you press your volume buttons when you're not listening to anything, your media volume changes.

1. Press a volume button.
2. At the right, above the slider, tap Ring .
   • To turn on vibrate, tap Vibrate
   • To mute, tap Mute

You can silence all sounds, or turn on certain sounds like alarms or important calls.

1. Press a volume button.
2. At the right, tap Settings:  or .
3. If needed, tap See more.
4. Turn on Vibrate for calls.

Tip: To quickly turn on vibrate, press Power + Volume up.

1. Open your phone's Settings app.
2. Tap Sound & vibration  Phone ringtone.
3. Pick a ringtone.
4. Tap Save.

1. Open your phone's Contacts app .
2. Tap a contact.
3. Tap More Set ringtone.
4. Choose a ringtone.
5. Tap Save.

Get ringtone apps

Download more ringtones from ringtone apps in the Google Play Store .

Transfer a ringtone from a computer

Tip: Alarm and phone ringtones use different folders. Learn how to add ringtones for alarms.

Change your notification sound

Tip: You can choose different notification sounds for different apps. Use the settings menu inside each app. For example, learn how to change Gmail notifications.

Make your notifications vibrate

Some apps let you choose whether to vibrate for their notifications. Learn how to change notifications for certain apps.

Tip: If you have Gboard "Haptic feedback on keypress" turned on, make sure that "Touch vibration" is also on. Learn how to turn on "Touch vibration."

Important: You can use this setting to manage certain emergency messages, like disaster warnings, threat notifications, and AMBER alerts. You can turn alert types on or off, view past alerts, and control sound and vibration.

1. Open your phone's Settings app.
2. Tap Apps & notifications Advanced Wireless emergency alerts.
3. Choose how often you want to receive alerts and which settings you want to turn on.

1. Open your phone's Settings app.
2. Tap Sound & vibration Advanced.
3. Turn a sound or vibration on or off.

1. Set up a work profile.
2. Open your phone's Settings app.
3. Tap Sound & vibration Advanced.
4. Scroll down to "Work profile sounds."
5. Choose your ringtones and sounds.

Important: To use Adaptive Sound, check that you have the latest Android software. Learn how to check your Android version. Then, from the Play Store, check that you have the most recent version of the Device Personalization Services app.

Important: To have settings change automatically when you're in a certain place or on a certain Wi-Fi network, you must set a rule.

1. Your Pixel phone can suggest rules based on your routine. To set a suggested rule, on a "Settings suggestion" notification, tap Set up a rule.
2. Under "Add rule," tap the rule you want to add:
   • Set ringer to normal
   • Silence phone
   • Turn on Do Not Disturb
3. Tap Add.

1. Open your phone's Settings app.
2. Tap System Advanced.
3. Tap Rules Add rule Add Wi-Fi network or location.
4. Under "Add rule," tap the rule you want to add:
   • Set ringer to normal
   • Silence phone
   • Turn on Do Not Disturb
5. Tap Add.