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  • How to set Custom ringtone in Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus

    Changing the default ringtone and adding custom ringtone to a smartphone is something most of the user prefer to do after purchasing new smartphone. In this post, we will learn on how to set Custom ringtone in Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus.

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    Moto G5 Plus FAQ

    Moto G5 and Moto G5 runs on near stock Android 7.0 Nougat. The UI is identical and method to add custom ringtone to Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus are also almost identical. There are several ways to add ringtone and notifications. Here is the two different ways  to set custom ringtone in Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus.

    Ringtone in Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus

    How to set Custom ringtone in Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus

    Adding ringtones to Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus without installing any apps

    To set a custom ringtone on Moto G5, you need to first paste the desired ringtone/notification tone to ringtones folder. You can do that by either connecting the phone to PC or using the pre installed file manager.

    Transferring the file through PC

    • Connect the phone to PC through the USB cable.
    • Enable file transfer in the device.
    • Now from PC/Laptop, paste the ringtone to the folder device > Internal Storage > Ringtones.

    Transfer the file through the pre installed file manager

    • Open file manager.
    • Browse the folder which contains ringtone.
    • Copy and paste it into the ringtones folder.

    Video Guide on set ringtone using the pre installed file manager

    This video is done on Moto G4 Plus. However, this is the same method in Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus as well.

    Set ringtone in Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus

    • Go to “Settings”->”Sound&notification”->”Phone Ringtone”.
    • Select the ringtone you want to use.

    Set ringtone in Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus using ES file manager

    If you find any difficulty in following above steps, here is the easy way to set custom ringtone/notification in Moto G5 or Moto G5 Plus. For this follow the step given below.

    • Download and Install “ES File Explorer” from Google Play store.
    • Now Go to “Settings”->”Sound&notification”->”Phone Ringtone”.
    • You will get the browse option. Using that, select the tone which you want set as ringtone.

    Hope this method on how to set custom ringtone in Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus helps. If you find any  difficulties in this, mention in the comment section below.