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Select ringtones and vibrations on iPhone

You can set the default ringtone and assign distinctive ringtones to certain people. You can also turn the ringer off and use vibrations instead.

Get ringtones

iPhone comes with ringtones that play for incoming calls, clock alarms, and the clock timer. You can also purchase ringtones from songs in the iTunes Store.

Change the alert tones and vibrations

  1. Go to Settings  > Sounds & Haptics > Ringtone (models with system haptics) or Settings > Sounds > Ringtone (other models).

  2. Do any of the following:

    • Turn vibrations on or off.

    • Set the default ringtone.

    • Tap Tone Store to buy more ringtones.

Assign a different ringtone to a contact

  1. Open the Contacts app .

  2. Select a contact, tap Edit, tap Ringtone, then choose a ringtone.

Turn the ringer on or off

Flip the Ring/Silent switch to put iPhone in ring mode or silent mode.

Clock alarms still play when iPhone is in silent mode.

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