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When alerts came, the vibrations and ringtones were jarring.
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Leah Willingham, Fortune, 7 Jan. 2026
On an Android phone: Go to Settings, then Sound and vibration to choose alert sounds, ringtones, and set volume levels.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 25 Dec. 2025
Horror heads will be able to spot small Easter eggs and nods to other, classic movies — like Norman’s ringtone, which is the theme to 1978’s Halloween.
—Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
His ringtone is the song Brazilian musician Oswaldo Montenegro wrote in Shampoo’s honour.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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Leah Willingham, Fortune, 7 Jan. 2026
On an Android phone: Go to Settings, then Sound and vibration to choose alert sounds, ringtones, and set volume levels.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 25 Dec. 2025
Horror heads will be able to spot small Easter eggs and nods to other, classic movies — like Norman’s ringtone, which is the theme to 1978’s Halloween.
—Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
His ringtone is the song Brazilian musician Oswaldo Montenegro wrote in Shampoo’s honour.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Ringtone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ringtone. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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ringtone
noun
ring·tone
ˈriŋ-ˌtōn 
: the sound made by a cell phone to signal an incoming call
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