How to turn on ringtones for some contacts and not others

[Android Central Question]

Can I have a ringtone on for my favourite contacts and leave the phone on vibrate for majority. I've tried googling it but all I can find is the do not disturb function. It is at night I want this but the problem with using the dnd function is i'd have to turn the volume up for it to work. I like to keep my phone on vibrate only all the time as I have a smart watch and will get the notification that way. I don't wear my watch by night so this won't help

 

[mustang7757]

Which device?

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[rvbfan]

If you are talking about Google messages. Not possible.

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[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Try this:

1. Go to Settings>Sound>Vibration, and make sure it's turned on for ringing.
2. Go to Settings>Sounds>Ringtone (and if you're using a Pixel, select My Sounds), and select None. This will make your default ringtone None, but I'm presuming the phone will still vibrate for a call.
3. Open your Contacts app, select the contacts you want to actually trigger a ringtone, tap the menu button at the upper right, then Set Ringtone.

 

[rvbfan]

Welcome to Android Central! Try this:

1. Go to Settings>Sound>Vibration, and make sure it's turned on for ringing.
2. Go to Settings>Sounds>Ringtone (and if you're using a Pixel, select My Sounds), and select None. This will make your default ringtone None, but I'm presuming the phone will still vibrate for a call.
3. Open your Contacts app, select the contacts you want to actually trigger a ringtone, tap the menu button at the upper right, then Set Ringtone.

Forgot about that. I stand corrected.

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[B. Diddy]

Forgot about that. I stand corrected.

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But you're right about Google Messages -- there's no way to customize notification tones for contacts on Pixels, at least with the native system. I think it could be done on Samsung phones before, but I also think they took that feature away at some point.