How to Make Custom Contact Ringtones on iPhone

How to Make Custom Contact Ringtones on iPhone

We all have essential friends and family members who we don't want to miss phone calls from. However, determining who is phoning you without looking at your phone is tough. It's distracting and can sabotage your productivity.


Setting custom ringtones for contacts on your iPhone is a wonderful answer to this problem. You can assign unique ringtones to significant contacts so that each time you receive a call from them, your phone will play a different ringtone. When someone from your friends or family phones you, it will be easier to tell them apart.

Here's how to use your iPhone to create custom ringtones for certain contacts.

WHAT ARE CUSTOM CONTACT RINGTONES?

Every iPhone comes with a default ringtone that you can customise to your liking. When you get a phone call, this is the song that plays. There is no way to know who is calling based on the ringtone because it is standard and uniform for all callers.


To see who is calling, you'll have to look at the phone's screen, which might be distracting when you're working on something important. If the tone on your phone indicates that someone essential is calling, you can opt to accept or ignore the contact right away.

Visually challenged people can benefit from custom ringtones to help them identify between various callers.

HOW DO I MAKE MY OWN RINGTONES FOR CONTACTS?

On an iPhone, selecting a different ringtone for particular contacts from your default is simple. Here's how to go about it.

Step 1: Open the ‘Contacts’ app on your iPhone.


Step 2: Make sure the person you want to set a custom ringtone is on your iPhone’s contact list.

Step 3: From the contact list, tap on the contact name for whom you want to use a custom ringtone. Then, select the ‘Edit’ option in the top-right corner.


Step 4: You will now see a Ringtone field with the Default option selected. Tap on it to change it.


Step 5: Choose the custom ringtone you want to assign to this contact. You can either use the built-in tones or go to the iTunes Store to get your favourite tunes. Just make sure the ringtone isn't the same as the one on your iPhone.


Step 6: Tap on Done once you’ve selected the desired ringtone.


Step 7: Tap on Done again to save your preferences.


You've successfully customised a ringtone for your contact. Your phone's ringtone will be different from the default each time you receive a call from that person. You may repeat the steps for as many contacts as you want, and you can even give them bespoke ringtones.

HOW DO I MAKE MY OWN TEXT TONES FOR CONTACTS?

You can even establish custom text tones if you want, so that when you get text messages from specific people, your iPhone makes a distinct sound. This can be used in conjunction with custom iPhone ringtones.

Step 1: Open the Contacts app on your iPhone.


Step 2: Navigate to the contact whose calls you want to allow and tap on their name.

Step 3: Select the Edit option in the top-right corner.


Step 4: You will now see a Text Tone field with the Default option selected. Tap on it to change it.


Step 5: Choose the custom text tone you'd want to use for this contact. You can choose from a preset list of tones or download your own from the iTunes Store. Make sure the text tone differs from the default notification tone on your iPhone.


Step 6: Tap on Done once you’ve selected the desired tone.


Step 7: To save your preferences, tap 'Done' one again.


You may want to prioritise and allow calls and notifications from certain contacts even while your phone is in Do Not Disturb mode or the quiet switch is engaged now that you've created custom ringtones and text tones for key contacts. Here's how to go about it.

HOW DO I ALLOW SELECT CONTACTS TO MAKE CALLS AND NOTIFICATIONS?

Step 1: Open the Contacts app on your iPhone.


Step 2: Navigate to the contact whose calls you want to allow and tap on their name.

Step 3: Select the Edit option in the top-right corner.


Step 4: You will now see a Ringtone field. Tap on it.


Step 5: Enable the toggle next to Emergency Bypass.


Step 6: Tap on Done to save the setting.


Step 7: Select the ‘Text Tone’ field and enable the same toggle once again.

 

Step 8: Then press 'Done' to save the setting, and then 'Done' again to save your modifications.

 

Make a list of all of your important contacts and repeat the process. Calls from these contacts will come through in loud mode the next time your phone is silent or Do Not Disturb is engaged, and you will be able to hear your ringtone. This will ensure that you do not miss any critical phone calls.

In some situations, you can also use a Focus Mode on your iPhone to achieve a similar outcome and automate the procedure.

NEVER FORGET TO ANSWER AN IMPORTANT CALL

You can now tell the difference between calls from key contacts and normal contacts simply by listening to the ringtone, and then decide whether or not to take up the call. Also, make sure you know which ringtone you've assigned to which individual.