How to set custom ringtone in Asus Zenfone 3

When we purchase any new smartphone,  most of us like to customise the phone according to our liking. Our favorite photos as wallpaper, favorite MP3 as ringtone etc. Asus Zenfone are popular for providing lot of customisation for the users. So in this post, we will learn How to set custom ringtone in Asus Zenfone 3.

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How to set  ringtone in Asus Zenfone 3

For setting the different ringtones for two sim cards, just follow the steps given below.

• Go to settings->Sound & notification.
• Tap on to phone ringtone.
• Now we have the option to select the ringtone to SIM 1 and sim 2.
• Select the SIM which you want to set ringtone and tap on to the phone ringtone and from the drop down list, select the one which you like.

How to set custom ringtone in Asus Zenfone 3

In the above method, you might have noticed that, you have the option to select only the default ringtone. Then how to set your favourite MP3 ringtone in Asus Zenfone?. There are multiple ways to do it. Some of them are given below.

To set custom MP3 ringtone on Asus Zenfone using PC

• Connect your phone to PC.
• Now select file transfer option in the phone.
• Now from your PC, navigate your phone folder “Ringtones“.
• It is under Internal storage->Ringtones.
• Copy ringtone which you want to use to the ringtones folder.
• Now you can select the ringtone from the above method.

You can even use File Manager to move ringtone to ringtone folder.

To set custom MP3 ringtone on Asus Zenfone without using PC

• Go to file manager on your Asus Zenfone 3.
• Navigate to the folder where the ringtones are available.
• Select the ringtone which you want to use.
• Now tap on to the options(“|”) which is available in the top right corner of file manager.
• Select “Move to” or copy to. 
• Select the path: Internal storage->Ringtones.
• 
• Confirm your action. Now your custom MP3 ringtone will be available in the dropdown list.

This method of setting custom ringtone works on all the Zenfone 3 variants such as Zenfone 3 Deluxe, Zenfone 3 Ultra, Zenfone 3 Laser etc. It also works on some of the previous generation Asus Zenfones as well.