How-to: Samsung Galaxy J5: Transfer and Set Custom Ringtones & Notifications

Transfer Audio Files from a Windows Computer:

1. Connect the Galaxy J5 to your computer via USB
2. Drag the “status” bar down and enable “Media device (MTP)”
3. On the computer, open an Explorer window and navigate to the audio files on your computer
4. Copy the files and transfer them on the phone storage, preferably in the “Media” > “Notifications” / “Ringtones” folder(s)
5. After the transfer is complete, eject the phone storage from the system tray and safely disconnect the device from the USB

Transfer Audio Files from a Mac:

NOTE: If Samsung Kies is already installed on the Mac, skip the first 3 steps.

1. Launch the Internet browser on the Mac
2. Visit Kies Support
3. Click “Kies 3 for Mac” and install Kies
4. Connect the Galaxy J5 to your computer via USB
5. Make sure the phone is connected as a “Media device (MTP)”
6. Open Kies on the Mac
7. In Kies, click the “Folder” icon next to “internal memory” or “External memory”
8. Locate the desired audio files on the Mac, using the file explorer
9. Drag the audio files and drop them inside Kies
10. After the transfer is complete, drag the phone’s virtual drive into the “trash can” to eject it, and safely disconnect the phone from the computer

Add Audio Files to the Ringtone List:

1. Open “Settings”
2. Scroll to “Device” and tap “Sounds and notifications”
3. Tap “Ringtones and sounds” under “Sound”
4. Tap “Ringtone” > “Add ringtone”
5. Tap “Sound picker” and select “Just once” or “Always”
6. Select the audio files you want to add to the ringtone list
7. Tap “Done”

Change the Phone Ringtone:

1. Open “Settings”
2. Scroll to, and tap “Sounds and notifications”
3. Tap “Ringtones and sounds”
4. Tap “Ringtone” and select the desired ringtone
5. Tap “back” to save the changes

Change the Ringtone of a Specific Contact:

1. Launch the “Contacts” app
2. Select the desired contact
3. Tap “Edit” (icon depicting a pencil)
4. Tap “Ringtone” and select a ringtone
5. Tap “OK” > “Save”

Change the Notification Sound:

1. Go to “Settings”
2. Under “Device”, tap “Sounds and notifications”
3. Tap “Ringtones and Sounds” under “Sound”
4. Select the desired notification sound
5. Tap “Back” to save the changes

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