How to Set a Silent Ringtone on an Android

This wikiHow teaches you how to silence the ringtone on your Android by enabling Do Not Disturb mode or downloading a silent ringtone.

Method 1
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Enabling Do Not Disturb

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    Swipe down from the top of the home screen. This opens the notification panel.
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    Tap Do not disturb. You may have to swipe down a second time to see this option. More options will appear.
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    Select which alerts to allow through.
    • To silence all incoming calls, alerts, and alarms, select Total silence.
    • To keep your alarm clock tone on but silence the rest of your Android’s alerts, select Alarms only.
    • To choose certain contacts or apps that can still trigger sound alerts, select Priority only, then adjust your settings as shown on the screen.
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    Select a duration.
    • To keep your Android in Do Not Disturb until you manually turn the volume back on, tap Until you turn this off.
    • To set an expiration time, tap the second radio button, then select a time.
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    Tap DONE. It’s at the bottom-right corner of the notification panel.
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Method 2
Method 2 of 2:

Using a Silent Ringtone

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    Install Zedge from the Play Store. Zedge is one of the top ringtone apps for Android, with tons of available free tones, including ones that are completely silent.
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    Open Zedge after it’s finished installing. If you’re still in the Play Store, tap OPEN. Otherwise, tap the new purple icon with a white symbol that looks like a ″D″ with a vertical line attached to its left side.
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    Type silent ringtone into the search bar and tap the Search key. The search bar is at the top of the screen. A list of categories with matching results will appear.
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    Tap Ringtones. It’s the option with a volume/sound icon.
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    Preview the ringtones to make sure they are really silent. Tap the play button (a sideways triangle) on one of the tones to listen.
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    Tap the download icon to install the ringtone. It’s the round white icon below the preview. A pop-up will appear.
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    Tap SET RINGTONE. It’s the final option.
    • If it’s your first time using Zedge, you’ll have to give the app permission to access your media and settings.
    • If you prefer to set a silent ringtone for a certain contact, tap Set Contact Ringtone instead, then select the contact.
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