topic Set Ringtone Has Disappeared From Contacts in Galaxy S23

Set Ringtone Has Disappeared From Contacts

Alikhat — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 18:08:30 GMT

I was trying to add a new contact and discovered that the Ringtones option has completely disappeared from editing in Contacts. The old contacts still show their individual ringtones (and the ringtones work when someone calls me) and I can still see the ringtones under "Sounds & Vibrations". But when I tap "edit" in Contacts, Ringtones does not come up.

I've looked up help videos that mention a sound picker app. My phone doesn't show it (or any way to get to system apps). Please help.

Re: Set Ringtone Has Disappeared From Contacts

VerbumVeritum — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 18:30:43 GMT

Open the contacts app. Go to the contact you wish to edit the ringtone for. Select the three dots "More" lower right corner. You should see an option to change ringtone/vibration. 🙂

Re: Set Ringtone Has Disappeared From Contacts

userRn4YefmXfz — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 18:30:13 GMT

Hi, Open a contact in Contacts app and click on More > Change ringtone/vibration

Re: Set Ringtone Has Disappeared From Contacts

Alikhat — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 18:35:33 GMT

It's not there. Doesn't exist. There IS NO ringtone option when I tap "more". If there was, I wouldn't have a problem.

Re: Re: Set Ringtone Has Disappeared From Contacts

Alikhat — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 19:14:50 GMT

SM-S918U

Re: Set Ringtone Has Disappeared From Contacts

Kdrewh — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 21:12:28 GMT

By any chance are you able to post a screenshot of what you see? Or can you tell me what version of contacts you're using? (Long press the app and go to app info?)

Re: Set Ringtone Has Disappeared From Contacts

Alikhat — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 21:49:14 GMT

Version 14.7.09

Re: Re: Set Ringtone Has Disappeared From Contacts

Alikhat — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 22:11:23 GMT

No. I'm writing this on my PC. When I tap "View More" i just get the following:

Important Dates
Relationships
Notes
Website
Messenger Accounts

That's it. No Ringtones.

Re: Re: Re: Set Ringtone Has Disappeared From Contacts

JustSomeGuy2025 — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 23:20:33 GMT

I have the same version and I may see the confusion here: you're in the "view more" additions in the edit screen of the contact. Back out of the edit screen until you're just looking at the individual contact, and in the bottom right is the 3-dot More menu these nice folks are talking about. That's where you should see
Delete
QR code
Edit default contact info
Block contact
Edit call background
*Change ringtone/vibration*
Select video call method.

I hope this helps!

Re: Re: Re: Set Ringtone Has Disappeared From Contacts

Alikhat — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 23:33:25 GMT

Okay, I can reach ringtones from there. But I used to be able to access it from the edit menu under the individual contacts and that has disappeared.

Is that a glitch with my phone, or just some new pointless and inconvenient change Samsung made in their last update?

Re: Re: Re: Re: Set Ringtone Has Disappeared From Contacts

JustSomeGuy2025 — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 23:45:36 GMT

Nope you're not crazy; it did once appear inside the edit menu. I'm not sure when it moved, but it certainly didn't get more intuitive when it did.

Re: Re: Re: Re: Set Ringtone Has Disappeared From Contacts

Alikhat — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 23:47:22 GMT

Great. Gotta love programmers' idea of "new and improved". 🙄

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JohnDollarhide — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 11:59:58 GMT

Thank you!

Re: Set Ringtone Has Disappeared From Contacts

userTnSPZu7Tkk — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 13:57:29 GMT

I am very disappointed that Samsung removed Ringtones from the contact edit profile. I will not be buying another Samsung phone.