To set a ringtone on an iPhone, you can use several methods. There are a number of useful software and utilities for this; a similar function is available on the phone itself. The user can set a new ringtone in just a few minutes, but a number of features must be taken into account. Let's take a closer look at the procedure and possible problems with synchronizing devices and transferring music from a PC to a smartphone.
You can put a song on your iPhone ringtone through iTunes. To do this, you must first install the software on your computer and synchronize your devices using your Apple ID.
Then follow the instructions:
- Open the program and go to the "File" menu. Select the “Add folder to media library” column there.
- You will be taken to the computer explorer, where you need to select a pre-prepared folder with music downloaded from the Internet. All of it must be in m4r format, otherwise the iPhone will not recognize the tracks.
- Upload the folder to the program library and select the desired track. After that, open the “Details” of the file.
- Next, go to the “Parameters” subsection. Here you need to select the start and end time of the track - the segment of the melody that will be set for the call. You can leave the original values if necessary (from start to finish).
- Click "Ok" and close the window. Then return to the list of tracks and right-click on the track that has already been “trimmed” for the ringtone.
- Click “Create ACC version” and wait for the conversion to complete. This is exactly the format that ringtones on an iPhone should have.
- A copy of the track will appear in the general list of songs. Click on it and select “Show in Explorer”. From the folder that opens, drag the track into the iTunes program window.
You can change the ringtone in this way on all modern models of the brand - 5s, 6s, 6, 7, 8.
After all the above steps, you need to connect the phone to the computer and wait for synchronization with the program. In the “Sounds” section of the phone settings menu, the created ringtones will become available.
When installing a melody through iTunes, you do not need to buy the track, it is absolutely free, but it may take some time.
If file extensions are hidden on your computer, you won’t be able to install a ringtone this way. You will need to disable the option in advance.
iTools is an alternative version of iTunes, but it was created not by Apple developers, but by third-party specialists. In a sense, the program creates ringtones faster due to the fact that you don’t have to fool around with the file format. However, using software that is not designed for the iPhone operating system may cause conflicts with the phone's native applications, so you should be careful.
To set a ringtone using iTools, follow these instructions:
- Go to the program and in the “Music” section, click on the “Add” button to add new tracks to the software.
- Select the desired track and click “Make ringtone” to create a ringtone for your smartphone.
- In the next window you will see the full duration of the melody. It is necessary to set its beginning and end or leave it unchanged.
- Next, save the track using the “Save” button. The program will automatically offer to do this in the required format in the folder of your choice.
- Find the created ringtone and simply drag it from the folder into the program window - it will be added automatically.
- Connect your device to your computer and select “Import to device” to transfer music to your iPhone.
The program is not Russified, so only the English interface is available to the user.
If you don’t want to install the melody using iTunes, you can use third-party software - WALTR 2. You can download paid and free versions of the software on the official website. With its help, you can download files of any suitable formats and any length to your iPhone. When transferring, the selected file is converted automatically, which is much more convenient than in iTunes.
To transfer a track via WALTR, use the instructions:
- Immediately after installation, the program will search for available devices via Wi-Fi, so this option must be enabled on your phone.
- After the software finds the desired device, it will display it on its interface. You must click on the “Drop file here” button.
- After this, just find any track in the computer folder and drag it with the mouse onto the main program window. After the transfer is completed, the melody will appear on the phone and can be set as a ringtone.
- It should be remembered that it is best to pre-cut the track to 15-30 seconds in duration so that it is reflected in the list of ringtones on the phone. Otherwise, it will be reflected in the explorer, but will not be recognized by the smartphone as a new call.
At the moment, only the English version of the program is available, but managing the software does not cause any particular problems even for those who do not know the language.
The program supports both Mac and Windows operating systems, so you can import tracks from non-Apple devices.
Services for trimming audio in m4r format
If you choose third-party applications that allow you to quickly transfer files to your iPhone, you need to worry about finding a convenient service for trimming audio. The ringtone of Apple smartphones can only be set to a track whose duration does not exceed 30 seconds, so the question is relevant.
Not all software has functionality for cropping, but it is very easy to find relevant sites on the Internet. The first three from the search results for the query “online services for trimming audio m4r”:
- Ringer - simple functionality of the site allows you to quickly trim audio to the required timing and save it in the required format.
- Ringtosha - the same simple interface with a minimum of functions that are required to create a ringtone in a few minutes.
- Inettools - the service has a separate section for trimming audio and video for iPhones. The video instructions on the website will help you do everything correctly. The process is no different from the previous two.
All of the online services listed are completely free. If you have a good Internet connection, the quality of the track will not decrease, but if data transfer is difficult, the downloaded file may not meet the sound level requirements.
Setting a ringtone through the iTunes Store
If the user has the opportunity to purchase the track he likes, he can do this through the iTunes store. The functionality of the application allows iPhone owners to listen and buy a short excerpt of a song or an entire album by an artist.
The right to listen and download purchased tracks is assigned to the user forever using an Apple ID. So, after downloading the melody you like, you can set it as a ringtone. For this:
- Purchase the desired track in any of the sections of the application - foreign or Russian.
- Click on the track and select the “Sound” section at the bottom of the screen and set the song as a ringtone by clicking “OK”.
This is the fastest way to change and download the necessary ringtone to your phone, but it is only suitable for those who are willing to pay for music.
Russian-language songs are much cheaper than foreign ones. On average, a track can cost 19 or 12 rubles if there is a discount.
To set or change a ringtone on an iPhone, you can use both native and third-party applications. But since Apple phones require audio recordings in a certain format - m4r, it is necessary not only to convert the file, but also to trim it to 30 seconds. Otherwise, the smartphone will not recognize the track and you will not be able to set it to the ringtone. The rest of the process is quite easy. The user can take the simplest route and purchase the track through the iTunes Store to set it as a ringtone directly on the phone. But since not all iPhone owners are willing to pay for music, this option is left for last if, for some reason, neither native nor third-party applications helped transfer music to the phone.
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Standard ringtones on Apple devices are always recognizable and very popular. However, if you want to set your favorite song as a ringtone, you will have to make some effort. Today we'll take a closer look at how you can create a ringtone for your iPhone and then add it to your device.
Apple has certain requirements for ringtones: the duration should not exceed 40 seconds, and the format must be m4r. Only if these conditions are met can the ringtone be copied to the device.
Below we will look at several ways to create a ringtone for your iPhone: using an online service, the proprietary iTunes program and the device itself.
Method 1: Online service
Today, the Internet provides a sufficient number of online services that allow you to create ringtones for iPhone in no time. The only caveat is that to copy the finished melody you will still need to use the iTunes program, but more on that later.
This completes the creation of a ringtone using the online service.
Method 2: iTunes
Now let's move directly to iTunes, namely the built-in tools of this program that allow us to create a ringtone.
- To do this, launch iTunes, go to the tab in the upper left corner of the program "Music", and in the left area of the window open the section "Songs".
- Right-click on the track that will be turned into a ringtone and select the item in the context menu that appears "Intelligence".
- "Options". Here are the points "Start" And "End", next to which you need to check the boxes, and then indicate the exact start and end time of your ringtone.
- For convenience, open the song in any other player, for example, in standard Windows Media Player, in order to correctly select the required time intervals. When you're done specifying the time, click the button "OK".
- Select the trimmed track with one click and then click on the tab "File" and go to section “Convert” – “Create AAC version”.
- Two versions of your song will appear in the track list: one original, and the other, respectively, trimmed. That's what we need.
- Right-click on the ringtone and in the context menu that appears, select "Show in Windows Explorer".
- Copy the ringtone and paste the copy to any convenient location on your computer, for example, placing it on your desktop. We will carry out further work with this copy.
- If you look in the file properties, you will see that its format is m4a. But in order for iTunes to recognize the ringtone, the file format must be changed to m4r.
- To do this, open the menu "Control Panel", in the upper right corner set the viewing mode "Small Icons" and then open the section "Explorer Options"(or "Folders settings").
- In the window that opens, go to the tab "View", go down to the end of the list and uncheck the item "Hide extensions for registered file types". Save your changes.
- Return to the copy of the ringtone, which in our case is located on the desktop, right-click on it and in the pop-up context menu, click on the button "Rename".
- Manually change the file extension from m4a to m4r, click on the key Enter, and then agree to the changes.
Please note that you can specify any segment of the selected song, but the duration of the ringtone should not exceed 39 seconds.
Now you're ready to copy the track to your iPhone.
Method 3: iPhone
A ringtone can be created using the iPhone itself, but here you can’t do without a special application. In this case, you will need to install Ringtonio on your smartphone.
Transfer ringtone to iPhone
So, using any of the three methods, you will create a ringtone that will be stored on your computer. All that's left to do is add it to your iPhone via iTunes.
Creating a ringtone for iPhone for the first time can seem quite labor-intensive. If possible, use convenient and free online services or applications; if not, iTunes will allow you to create the same ringtone, but it will take a little more time to create it.
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With the help of the instructions, you can easily figure out how to add a ringtone to your iPhone through iTunes, a standard program for working with these fashionable gadgets.
Instructions for adding a ringtone
- We connect your iPhone to the computer via a wire.
- Open iTunes (you can do this either from the Desktop or through Start-All Programs-ITunes).
- Select your phone (usually it connects automatically).
- In the program we need the Sounds tab. It is located in the Mediatics section.
- If you do not see this tab, then go to the Settings section and check the box next to Sounds.
- Now we upload the ringtone to the iTunes library: “File” - “Add to library” and select your future ringtone from the folder on the computer in which it is stored.
- Go again to the Sounds tab of your iPhone. Here you can select which sounds you need to synchronize: All sounds or Selected sounds.
- If you select Selected sounds, then check the boxes for the sounds you want to add.
- After selecting the ringtones, just click the Sync button and wait for the synchronization to finish!
What difficulties might there be with adding a ringtone?
- We draw your attention to the following important points:
- Your ringtone must be in m4r format (not m4a, but m4r - this is not the same thing!). Ringtones of other formats will not be displayed in the Sounds tab!
- In Apple devices, the ringtone song is limited in length - no more than 40 seconds.
- If your melody lasts longer, then it is advisable to remake it before uploading it to iTunes so that it matches the maximum length.
I remember myself in 2008, when the “aluminum” iPhone 2G first came into my hands, my delight knew no bounds. The device was so revolutionary that it took quite a long time to study its capabilities. Sometimes basic procedures for smartphones of that time took quite a lot of time, for example: “ How to set a ringtone on iPhone?". Now this is not a problem for experienced users of iOS devices, but perhaps the information “under the cut” will be useful for beginners.
Of course, it is incorrect to use the verb “set” in relation to a ringtone (ringtone) for an iPhone, but to make it clear to everyone, and even to the youngest iPhone owner, we will leave the topic of the instructions unchanged.
How to make a ringtone without iTunes
In fact, the meaning of the word “put” in the context of today’s article includes 2 stages at once:
- Download ringtone to iPhone;
- Set ringtone as a ringtone in iPhone.
How to download ringtone to iPhone?
Let's assume that you already have on your local computer disk ringtone file with extension .m4r and you can start downloading the ringtone to the iPhone memory. If you don’t yet know how to create ringtones yourself, use our instructions “ “
Ways to download ringtones to iPhone
- By means iTunes;
- Third party file managers.
Downloading a ringtone to iPhone via iTunes
1) Connect iPhone to the computer and launch iTunes;
2) In the main menu " File» select the item « Add a file to your library" And select ringtone file on the local disk. Ringtone will appear in iTunes section Sounds«;
3) Go to main page with iTunes synchronization settings iPhone to the section " Sounds". If no ringtones are downloaded in your iTunes library, the “Sounds” section on the synchronization settings page will be unavailable, remember this;
4) In the “Sounds” section check the box opposite the item " Synchronize sounds“, and then, if desired, you can set the synchronization of only the marked ringtones, or all downloaded to the iTunes library;
5) In the lower right corner of the iTunes window, click on the button Apply«;
6) Wait for synchronization media library contents iTunes from iPhone.
After completing the operations described above, your custom ringtone will be safely downloaded into the iPhone's memory and will become available in iOS Settings.
Downloading a ringtone to iPhone using a file manager
Is it possible to do without iTunes when downloading ringtones (and more) to iPhone? You can, for this there are alternative file managers that allow you to upload and download content (not only music) from the iPhone without synchronizing it with iTunes.
Let's consider the method " how to add a ringtone to iPhone" with help iFunBox.
iFunBox is one of the best file managers for iOS devices. Works well with both jailbroken and non-jailbroken devices.
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1) Launch iFunBox;
2) In the horizontal navigation menu, go to the “ Quick ToolBox«;
3) In the section " Import Files and Data"(Import files and data) click on the icon " User Ringtone» (Custom ringtone);
4) In the program window that appears, click on the “ Click here to browse music files» (Click here to view music files) and open the ringtone file on the local disk of the computer. Ready!
The ringtone file will be successfully downloaded to the iPhone and will become available for selection in iPhone Settings.
How to set a ringtone on iPhone?
The first stage of downloading your own ringtone file to the iPhone is completed, let's proceed to the simplest phase, assign the downloaded ringtone as a ringtone.
1) On iPhone go to Settings -> Sounds-> Section " Sounds and vibration patterns» -> Ringtone;
2) Short tap on the device screen check the box next to the downloaded name ringtone. The ringtone will start playing. Ready!
So, with the help of simple manipulations you can quickly set ringtone to iPhone 4, 5 and any other, the procedure is identical for all iOS devices. If only I had known this back then, in 2008, I could have customized the iPhone “for myself” much faster. Did you find the instructions helpful or did you have any questions? Write in the comments, we will certainly help!
