One of the most used applications on our Android phones is the contacts application. There are alternatives to suit all tastes, but for some handsets like Pixels the default is Google’s. Google Contacts (don’t let the name cause confusion) has been preparing big changes for a while, such as the ability to see the weather where our friends and family are.

We have seen how it has added new functions recently, this time focusing on reminders that will prevent us from forgetting important dates. This will not be the only change adopted by the Google application, because according to what we read on Android Authority, it will offer us the following option: manage custom ringtones.

No need to bother with contact ringtones anymore

For years, Google Contacts has allowed you to assign a personalized ringtone to each contact so that you know who is calling us in a simple and direct way. However, if we use this feature frequently, you may have noticed that it is a bit confusing. check which ringtone each contact has.

Custom tones now available better organized with a new corner to see which ones we use. According to the information conveyed by the media, this screen will appear under the ‘Fix and manage’ section (from the submenu of the application) and they found it in version 4.22.37.586680692.

To check the ringtones assigned to each contact so far enter tab From these, tap the three-dot menu and then ‘Set ringtone’. Not that it’s too boring, but when it comes to going through all those contacts with different ringtones, it gets more complicated.

The positive side of this addition is not only that it is more convenient to set ringtones for our contacts, but also that this screen offers a list with those already established. As if that wasn’t helping much, a play button also appears next to each contact, allowing us to hear the ringtone in question.

Of course, it is not known whether the new function will cause the old access to be eliminated. as an alternative or backup. Since we do not know the arrival date, the user CompilationDebuggingThe company responsible for enabling the functionality in question considers it “work in progress”, so this functionality is not ready to be rolled out to all users yet.

Although Google Contacts is not one of the most updated applications, it has gained features that improve its capabilities in the past year. We will follow any announcements carefully. game storeWe hope to see where we will get this new functionality in the not too distant future.

via | Android Police

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