Transfer Audio Files from a Windows PC:

  1. Connect the smartphone to your computer via USB
  2. If necessary, drag the “status” bar down, tap “Connected as a media device” and enable ”Media device (MTP)”
  3. In the AutoPlay window on the computer, double-click “Open device to view files using Windows Explorer”
  4. Open a second Windows Explorer window and locate the desired audio files on your computer
  5. Copy the files, and transfer them in the first Explorer window on your phone storage
  6. After the transfer is done, eject the phone storage from the system tray and safely disconnect it from the PC

Transfer Audio Files from a Mac Computer:

NOTE: Skip the first 3 steps if Samsung Kies is already installed on your Mac

  1. Open the Internet browser on your Mac
  2. Visit Kies
  3. Click “Download for Mac OS” and follow the on-screen instructions to install Kies on the Mac
  4. Connect the Samsung device to the Mac via USB
  5. If necessary, enable “Media device (MTP)” from the status area
  6. On the Mac, launch Kies
  7. Inside Kies, click the “Music” folder under your phone’s name, or click the “Folder” icon next to “Internal memory” or “External memory” and navigate to where you want to add the music files
  8. On the computer, locate the desired audio files, then drag and drop them in Kies
  9. Once the transfer is complete, eject the phone storage by dragging its virtual drive in the “Trash can”, and safely disconnect it from the USB

Add Sound Files to the Ringtone List:

  1. Go to the phone’s “Settings” menu
  2. Under “My device”, tap “Sound”
  3. Tap “Ringtones” > “Add”
  4. Tap “Sound picker” or “Choose music track”, then select “Just once” or “Always”
  5. Select the audio files you want to use as ringtones and tap “OK”

Add Sound Files to the Notification List:

  1. Tap “Apps” on the home screen
  2. Open “My Files”
  3. Tap “All files” and navigate to the audio files you just transferred
  4. Tap and hold the desired files and select “Copy”
  5. Tap “Device storage” and open the “Notifications” directory
  6. Tap “Paste here”

Change the Phone Ringtone:

  1. Go to “Settings”
  2. Under the “My device” tab, tap “Sound”
  3. Tap “Ringtones”
  4. Select the desired ringtone and tap “OK”

Change the Ringtone of a Specific Contact:

NOTE: Contacts stored on the SIM or the phone memory cannot have custom ringtones

  1. Tap “Contacts” on the home screen
  2. Select the desired contact
  3. Tap the “Edit” icon shaped like a pencil
  4. Tap “Ringtone” and select the desired ringtone
  5. Tap “OK” > “Save”

Change the Notifications Sound:

  1. Press “Menu” on the home screen
  2. Tap “Settings”
  3. Under the “My device” tab, tap “Sound”
  4. Tap “Notifications”
  5. Select the desired notification sound and tap “OK” to confirm


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