How to change your FaceTime ringtone on your Mac to match your iPhone or iPad

In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to change your FaceTime ringtone on your Mac so that it sounds the same as your iPhone or iPad.

FaceTime ringtone

Many people set up custom ringtones on their iPhones, but when the call gets forwarded to their Mac via Continuity, they end up hearing something completely different from what they do on their iPhones.

To fix this, you will have to match both ringtones. And it also simply sounds better when you hear the same ringtone across your devices. With that setup, each of your devices going off at the same time sounds like a surround sound system throughout your house rather than sounding like a menagerie of annoying sounds all going off at once.

See what ringtone you’re using on your iPhone

If you want all of your devices to have the same ringtone, you need to know what you’re using on your iOS device first. To check:

  1. Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
  2. Tap Sounds & Haptics.
  3. Open the Ringtone cell.
  4. Take note of what ringtone you have selected. You’ll want to use this same ringtone on your Mac.
Check iOS Ringtone Settings

Change the FaceTime ringtone on your Mac

Now that you know what ringtone you’re using on iOS, you can find the same ringtone on Mac and apply it to the FaceTime app there. This will make the same ringtone sound from your Mac whenever you get incoming FaceTime, FaceTime Audio, or Phone calls on your Mac.

  1. Launch the FaceTime app on your Mac.
  2. From the top menu bar, click FaceTime > Settings or Preferences.
  3. In the new Preferences window that opens up, select the Ringtone drop-down box.
  4. From the menu that appears, pick the ringtone you saw on your iOS device, and it will be applied to your Mac’s FaceTime app.
change FaceTime ringtone on mac

And that’s all there is to it! Now, your Mac has the same ringtone your iOS device has.

Note: If you do not find your iPhone’s ringtone on your Mac, make sure your computer is updated to the latest version of macOS.

What ringtone do you like to use? Share in the comments below!

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