How to set ringtone in Nexus 6

Nexus 6,the Google’s latest flagship mobile after the super hit Nexus 5 has the best that Google has to offer now with the help of Motorola. Nexus 6 is blazing fast, stylish, free from bloatware and has a beautiful display.People do expect that the price of Nexus devices would be pretty less when compared to other devices with similar configuration and features.But its price has gone high this time. It is equipped with a 2.7 GHz Quad core Krait 450 CPU (Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 SOC) and powered by 3 GB RAM. It sports a stunning 5.96” 2560 x 1440 QHD AMOLED display and runs on the Android’s latest and most awaited version – Lollipop.

Most of the Nexus users face difficulty while setting a custom ringtone for messages, phone calls and other notifications.We could do this with ease by following few simple steps which I would discuss below.There are a lot of third party applications that are available in Google Play Store that would help you set custom ringtone in your Nexus 6.I suggest you not to install such applications as the chances are high that they could contain malware. Follow the below procedure to set ringtone in Nexus 6.

People might suggest you to connect your Nexus 6 to PC to set custom tone on your device.To avoid this painful procedure,all you need to have is a file manger/file explorer installed on your Nexus 6 from Play store. If you have not installed one yet, head over to Google Play Store and install a File Manager from there.You could follow this link to download a popular File Manager – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rhmsoft.fm

Follow these steps to set ringtone in Nexus 6

1. Navigate to the File Manager application that you have installed in your Nexus 6. Now select the music file or set of mp3 files that you want to set  as custom tones for messages,notifications etc.,.
2.  Now copy these selected files using the copy feature in your file manger.
3. Now immediately navigate to the Ringtones folder present in your device’s internal storage and paste the copied files into this folder.
4. Exit from the file manager after pasting the selected files in the ringtones folder of your device.

Now go to the settings to find your copied files also along with the default one’s.Now select the music file of your choice to hear it whenever someone calls you.

All those folks who do not have a File Manager or File Explorer in their device have to follow these steps to set custom ringtones for messages, notifications for specific applications and so on

1. Get ready with all the music files you want to use as custom tones and prepare them in your computer (PC).
2. Connect your Nexus 6 to the PC using the USB cable.
3. Find the folder called ‘Ringtones’ in the device’s internal storage after seeing the notification that your device is connected to PC .
4. Now copy the music files of your choice into this folder and disconnect your phone from PC.

Now you can find your music files in phone’s ringtone settings.

To set custom message tones and notification tones in your device

You have an option to add custom tones of your choice for messages and notifications of other applications. Follow the same steps that have been stated above and check the message ringtone settings to find the mp3 files of your choice.You could also use the custom tones as notification tones for mailing applications like Gmail, Yahoo mail etc., You have to choose the file of your choice in the notification settings of the corresponding mail account.

How to set custom ringtone or different ringtone for each contact in Nexus 6

There is a facility to set custom ringtone for each contact.Once you are good with the above stated procedure, you can easily do it.

1. Open the contacts application in your device.
2. Find the contact for which you want to set a custom tone..
3. Now select the ringtone from the list and after selecting the ringtone, tap on OK.

Easy method (Only if you have ES File Explorer installed in your device)

The procedure of setting a custom ringtone in Nexus 6 or any device becomes very easy for all those who have installed ES file explorer in their device.Head over to Settings and select the Sound option. To set ringtone,select ringtone option to see a pop up saying – Set from root media/ES file explorer. If you select the option ‘ES file explorer’, you will be able to select files from any  folder of your choice. By this, you can skip all the painful procedure stated above. Repeat the same procedure to set custom message tones or notification tones.Few third party applications also help to do the same.

Please write in the comments section if you have any queries or problems.