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On an Android phone: Go to Settings, then Sound and vibration to choose alert sounds, ringtones, and set volume levels.
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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
Later, while wearing Ray‑Ban Meta glasses and the neural wristband, Zuckerberg repeatedly failed to answer an incoming video call on stage despite multiple attempts, eventually giving up as the ringtone continued, with other outlets noting similar struggles during the event.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
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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
Later, while wearing Ray‑Ban Meta glasses and the neural wristband, Zuckerberg repeatedly failed to answer an incoming video call on stage despite multiple attempts, eventually giving up as the ringtone continued, with other outlets noting similar struggles during the event.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Ringtone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ringtone. Accessed 4 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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