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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 use vibrations and turn the ringer off.

Change the alert tones and vibrations

See Change iPhone sounds and vibrations.

iPhone comes with ringtones that play for incoming calls. You can also purchase more ringtones in the iTunes Store.

Assign a different ringtone to a contact

Open the Contacts app .
Select a contact, tap Edit, tap Ringtone, then choose a ringtone.

Turn the ringer on or off

Flip the Ring/Silent switch to turn silent mode on or off. Clock alarms still play when silent mode is turned on.

To temporarily silence incoming calls, Turn a Focus on or off on iPhone.

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