Your Pixel Will Get New Ringtones

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Most of us keep our phones silent these days, but should we? I miss the days when a phone call was fun and wasn’t a sign that some spammer was trying to steal our information. If you’re feeling particularly brave, there’s a good reason to turn off silent mode on your Pixel: It’s got new ringtones.

As 9to5Google explains , Google is including these new ringtones, alerts, and alarms in the Pixel 9 series . The company calls the collection “Sound Matters” and consists of a variety of bird sounds. Google says they have been recording a variety of birds in remote areas of Botswana and Zimbabwe in 2023, particularly during the southern African rainy season, working on the collection with an award-winning wildlife recorder.

While Sound Matters originally appeared on Pixel 9 devices, it will be coming to other Pixels as well. According to Android Authority , Pixel 4 and newer will receive these ringtones this week, including six ringtones, six alarm sounds, and four alert tones.

How to get new Google ringtones for Pixel

If you have a Pixel 4 or later, make sure the Sounds app is updated to version 3.1 or later. This is the OS version for which Google releases Sound Matters. From here, go to your phone’s settings, then Sound and vibration . You can access Sound Matters from your ringtones, default notification sound, or default alarm sound, so select any of these options to access it.

There are six new ringtones:

  • Cape Dove at dawn

  • Botswana Bushveld at sunrise

  • Limpopo River bed at dawn

  • Zimbabwe Savannah at dawn

  • Arrow-marked chatterbox at dawn

  • Thick Knee Water at dawn

There are also six new alarms:

  • Limpopo Savannah at dawn

  • Botswana Bushveld at sunrise

  • Zimbabwe Savannah at dawn

  • Limpopo River at dawn

  • Limpopo River bed at dawn

  • Zimbabwean hills at dawn

Finally, there are four new alerts:

  • Meyer’s parrot at dawn

  • Limpopo River bed at dawn

  • Crested francolin at dawn

  • African fish eagle at dawn

While individual sounds aren’t available to preview online, Google has uploaded an hour-long recording of the sounds of the “Dawn Choir,” as the company calls it, to YouTube . If you want to learn more about the company’s processes, there is also a Making of video .

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