If you want to set any track from your iPhone library as a ringtone, you won't succeed. This is due to the restriction on the length of the ringtone - no more than 30 seconds.
You can change the standard ringtone in one of the following ways:
1. Buy at iTunes Store.
Run on iPhone app iTunes Store and go to the Sounds tab. Here you will find an extensive library of ready-made ringtones in various styles at a price of 19 ₽ per ringtone.
The advantage of this method is its simplicity. The disadvantage is that among the ready-made ringtones there may not be the song you need, or there may not be the fragment that you would like to hear on the call.
2. Create it yourself.
To do this you will need:
favorite track purchased from iTunes;
a couple of minutes of free time.
The song must be purchased from the iTunes Store and downloaded to your iPhone. Tracks from Apple Music will not work as they are digitally protected.
Create a ringtone in GarageBand for iPhone
Step 1: Launch GarageBand on iPhone. There will be several musical instruments in front of you. Choose any to get started.
Step 2: Click on the Record button and play a couple of notes.
Step 3: Stop recording the track by clicking the Record button again. The “Track Mode” icon will appear in the upper left corner. Click on it to switch to this mode.
Step 4: Click on the plus sign in the upper right corner to get to the sections menu.
Step 5: In the section menu you need to increase the number of bars. Click on section A to go to its settings.
Step 6: Here you need to manually increase the number of ticks. Touch the arrows to increase the number of bars to 60. Click Done.
Step 7: Now go to the loops menu by clicking the corresponding loop icon.
Step 8: Switch to the Music tab and select the song you want to set as your ringtone.
The song must be purchased from the iTunes Store and downloaded to your device.
Step 9: While holding your finger on the title, drag the track to its own track.
Step 10: There are two tracks in front of you - your recorded track and the selected song. Select the recorded track and then delete it.
Step 11: Shrink the song on both sides so that only the 30-second segment you need remains. If the fragment is larger, GarageBand will automatically trim it.
Step 13: Select the "Ringtone" option, give the track a name and click "Export."
Step 14: Once the export is complete, you can set the resulting melody as a ringtone, the sound of an incoming message, or assign it to a specific contact.
The exported melody will appear in the sounds section. To find it:
Go to Settings > Sounds.
Changing the default ringtone in the iOS operating system is a little more complicated than on . It is not clear why, but Apple developers did not want to provide an easy opportunity for owners of Apple devices to show their individuality.
Let's not talk too much and get down to business. Let's try to create step-by-step instructions with screenshots for changing the standard ringtone on an iPhone running iOS 10.3.1.
First, download the musical composition or song that you will play on your iPhone. Then launch iTunes on your PC and connect your smartphone to it.
IN open window iTunes select a tab "Songs" and simply drag and drop the desired music file there:
In the new window, you need to set an interval of approximately 30-40 seconds. The operating system simply recognizes longer tracks as a regular song or the like. Thus, you need to enter the beginning and end of the melody in numbers. Then click “OK” in the lower right.
Note: it is better to set the ringtone duration for iPhone to 30 seconds.
Then you need to go to the menu “File / Convert / Create a version in AAC format" It is this format that corresponds to the ringtone for the iOS operating system and, accordingly, the iPhone:
The new “cut” ringtone will appear immediately below the original and will look like this:
Click on it right click mouse (RMB) and in the appeared context menu you need to select “Show in Windows Explorer”:
We need this procedure in order to change the extension of the musical ringtone we created, the one we “cut”.
You can go to the “Start/Control Panel/All Control Panel Items/Folder Options/View” menu and uncheck the checkbox next to “Hide extensions for known file types.” Click OK:
Previously, we clicked “Show in Windows Explorer"- we return to this window and see our future non-standard ringtone for iPhone. Now you can see the extension of this music file and change it to the one that matches the iPhone ringtone extension.
Old file with extension .m4a change to .m4r. Save the changes. Go to the iTunes window and look for the Songs/Media Library tab when the smartphone is connected to the PC. Just drag our new ringtone into this window:
This is where the dancing with the tambourine practically ends. You just need to synchronize your iPhone with iTunes installed on your PC and that’s it. And don’t forget to change the standard ringtone to your own in the menu of the phone itself.
That's our step by step instructions with screenshots for changing the melody (ringtone) on the iPhone ends. We changed the ringtone on an iPhone 5S 16 GB with the iOS 10.3 operating system.
Many people dream, others buy a fashionable and ultra-modern iPhone gadget, but few know how to install or download their favorite ringtone to this device. How to set music to ringtone on iPhone? Even close acquaintance with mobile Apple devices It doesn't always allow you to do it the first time.
For beginners, the process turns into suffering and can end in a burst of rage and damage expensive smartphone. To prevent this from happening, you need to explore three options for downloading your favorite song to your iPhone.
Quick Jump
1. Put music on the call via iTunes
Initially, iTunes was a media player that was designed specifically for Apple gadgets; gradually the program was transformed and improved. Now this is an online store where you can download ringtones and songs for a certain price, as well as watch movies and listen to the radio.
All songs that will be used as a ringtone on the iPhone must be recorded in a special M4R extension, and the track duration must be exactly 40 seconds. In reality, this process is simple, the main thing is to follow a certain procedure:
Step-1. Select and download the file from the desired melody in iTunes. To do this, we open in advance installed program iTunes, go to the appropriate section - “Music”, click on the note icon in the upper left corner. Then click “File”, and in the window that appears, select the line “Add file to library”. The last step is to check the downloaded file directly in the media library.
Step-2. The playback of a musical composition must be reduced to the standard 40 seconds. If the duration of the melody even slightly exceeds the stated limit, then it will not be possible to install it on iPhone call. You can trim a song using special programs available in the smartphone’s memory or in iTunes itself.
To do this, click on the file name, information and select settings in the window that opens. In it, the required segment of the composition is selected with a given interval, and everything is “ok”. You can also further increase (or decrease) the volume of the track itself.
Step-3. Convert the file to AAC format. To do this, click on the file menu, select the option to convert and create a version in AAC format. After the manipulation, a new, trimmed track appears, which you need to click on again and change the extension from M4A to M4R. For maximum convenience, it should be moved to the main folder where all ringtones are stored.
Step-4. Save the converted ringtone file to your mobile phone iPhone device syncing with iTunes. Connect your smartphone to your PC or laptop, go to iTunes, select “Sounds” on the left side, check the box next to “Synchronize sounds,” and click “Done.”
Step-5. The finale is setting a ringtone for your iPhone. The hardest part is over, now open the folder “Settings” - “Sounds” - “Ringtone” one by one. As soon as the created melody will be the first in the general list, put a tick on it and enjoy your favorite ringtone during an incoming call.
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You can install your favorite unique song on any subscriber. To do this, select the desired entry in the contact list and press the ringtone at the end of the list.
2. Download through the Chinese equivalent of iTunes – iTools
The simple, understandable iTools program has seriously supplanted the Apple application, and has deservedly become popular among owners of expensive iPhone gadgets. Its advantages are:
- minimum size MB
- fast loading, which gives 5x time savings
- ability to download videos, photos in various formats
- ability to set your favorite ringtone without synchronization and in a matter of seconds
Before you start installing a call on your iPhone using the iTools program, you need to download it to your personal computer. Current version for Mac OS and Windows can be found
Installation procedure:
1. Open the program, select “Tools” in the upper left corner, then click on the bell icon on the right - “Create ringtone” (or you can click on the shortcut directly on the first screen of the program);
2. In the new window, the last column on the right is “Select from phone or computer” (1) - click and select the composition on the basis of which the ringtone will be created. You can listen to the track, set the beginning and end of the ringtone in the box below (2). Select the desired section of the melody, trim and save the new track to your desktop (3);
3. The iPhone is connected using a USB cable to the PC, “Media” is selected in the iTools program, then the “Ringtone” tab opens in the right column and the saved melody is dragged directly from the desktop into it. Or, before starting the operation, you can connect your iPhone to your computer and immediately click on “Import to phone.”
4. Ready! All you have to do is go from your iPhone to the “Settings”, “Sounds”, “Ringtone” folder, select the last added file and install it to the general one incoming call or for a specific subscriber.
The ease of installation and extraction of ringtones on iPhone using the iTools program compares favorably with iTunes, but, as they say, the choice is up to the user.
3. Conversion and WALTR 2
Progress does not stand still; programmers work tirelessly to make life easier for owners of Apple gadgets. They managed to bypass the standard software for installing ringtones - iTools and iTunes. Main iPhone problem – non-standard format playing the M4R melody, but it can also be solved. It is worth using an online audio converter or special program, there are many services.
Conversion is the most common method, which will change the usual MP3 format to M4R in a few seconds. Using this application, you can get a ringtone in two steps:
1. Open the audio converter, download the full composition.
2. Convert using the “Ringtone for iPhone” insert and save the new track.
Next comes installation of a ringtone on a mobile device, similar to previous versions: “Settings”, “Sounds”, “Ringtones”.
There is another popular program that works with operating systems MAC systems and Windows is WALTR. You can download it. With its help, you can not only download ringtones, but also media files in various formats. The program is free for 24 hours, which is enough to download hundreds of melodies and ringtones. Its beauty is in its simplicity. You can connect your iPhone or iPad even via Wi-Fi and transfer multimedia files in seconds.
Working with the application is easy, you just need to do three simple steps:
- open file in WALTR;
- connect iPhone to PC via cable or Wi-Fi, and wait for connection with mobile device. Then add a file in M4R format to the program, wait for a notification about adding a new ringtone to the gadget;
- go to the “Settings” folder, select the latest ringtone and set it to ringtone.
All of the above programs: iTools, iTunes, conversion, WALTR are developed with one goal - to save time on setting a ringtone to branded iPhone smartphones. Which one should you choose? It's up to you to decide. WALTR is the most convenient, but it is paid, but iTools has wide functionality and, in addition to downloading ringtones, can do a lot of things with your iPhone 4 5 6 7 8 Plus and iPhone X.
We hope now you know how to put music on your iPhone from absolutely any format.
If you are interested in how to set a ringtone on iPhone 5, then you have come to the right place, since this is exactly what we will talk about in this article.
In many smartphones this is done simply, but not in iPhones; here you will have to perform a number of additional steps.
It’s worth noting, first of all, that you won’t be able to do this on iPhone 5, since only files in the M4R format can be downloaded, and only if they are detected by the smartphone as ringtones.
You can download audio from the store, but this service is paid.
In this article we will talk about how to install a call on iPhone 5 for free.
So, first you need to create a ringtone from a regular file, and this is not difficult to do, the main thing is to know how to do it correctly.
Create a ringtone for iPhone 5
- First you need to launch iTunes on your personal computer.
- Then you need to simultaneously press 2 keys: CTRL and S so that the side menu appears.
- In the side window that appears, click on the “Music” section, after which a window should appear where we will have to transfer the recording we need.
- Then select the just transferred song, then select it using the right mouse button, and in the menu that opens, go to the “Options” directory.
- A window will appear in front of you in which you should check the boxes opposite the lines “Start” and “Stop time”, in the latter we indicate thirty seconds, after which we click on OK. You can see what this window looks like in the picture below.
- Now select the edited file, right-click on it and select the “Create version in ACC format” command.
- Next, click on the new file in the program and transfer it to the desktop.
- After this, you need to make your computer show the changed files. To do this, you need to go to the iTunes directory Start/Control Panel/Folder Options/View.
In the “Advanced Options” window, you need to find the line called “Hide extensions for known file types” and uncheck the box next to it.
- Then we go to the Desktop, find a new entry, activate it with the right mouse button and select the m4r extension.
- Now all you have to do is go back to the program, select “Sounds” in the right window and transfer the previously modified recording from the desktop to the window that opens.
- Now you can connect your smartphone to the program and start synchronization.
Now the entry has been added to your phone, all that remains is to install it and make sure it is used as a call.
Set a ringtone for a call
In order to use the created audio as a ringtone, you need to do the following:
- Go to your smartphone's settings.
- Click on "Sounds".
- In the window that appears, find the “Ringtone” department and click on it.
- In the list that appears, select the entry you are interested in and click on it.
So, this was a way to install a ringtone on a smartphone using the iTunes program.
Install a call on iPhone using iFunBox
- First you need to download this application and run it. As a result, the same window as in the picture below should open in front of you.
- Next, click on the “Quick Toolbox” tab. Then in the department " Import Files and Data» click on the icon « User Ringtone«.
- After this, a window like this should appear in front of you.
- Here you need to click on Click here and in the window that appears, select the melody you are interested in. After completing these steps, the music file will already be downloaded to your smartphone. You can find it in your phone settings.
Now you know how to download a ringtone to your smartphone without iTunes.
Trim the melody and set it to ringtone
If you don’t want to upload files, and you are satisfied with the sound files already in the playlist, then this section is for you.
- Select a melody from the playlist, then specify the start and end of playback in seconds. Here you can also select the fadeout of the melody.
- The marked fragment must be saved in iTunes. To do this, you will need to connect your phone to your PC, find the Ringtones Maker application, and then the created file. Next, you'll need to sync the "Sounds".
- You can also use recorded audio from a voice recorder as a ringtone. That is, you can record your speech or melody on a voice recorder, and then set the recording to ringtone.
I hope this article will help you provide your iPhone 5s with a suitable signal.
Moreover, you can cut a fragment from a piece of music and use it as an alarm signal, call signal and messages.
How to set your own ringtone on iPhone 4,4s,5,5s,5c,6,6+
In this video I’ll tell you how to install your own track, downloaded from the Internet, for a call or SMS on an iPhone.
If you want to immediately find out who is calling you on your iPhone - family, friends or strangers - assign each contact a separate melody. But there are often difficulties with setting the songs you like to a call or message.
Let's look at how you can put a song on your iPhone as a ringtone.
How to set any song as a ringtone on iPhone?
You don't need to install this special application or buy ready-made ringtones from the iTunes store. If you want to create a call from your favorite song or your own recording and assign it to your contacts, see how to do it.
There is a very simple way to set any ringtone from your iTunes library as a ringtone for your iPhone.
Step 1. First, choose a song for the call. Open iTunes on your computer and go to the Music tab. First you need to download a music track from your computer. To do this, open the File menu and select “Add file to Media Library”.
Step 2. Now you need to select your favorite fragment from the song. There is one limitation here - the maximum ringtone duration is 38 seconds. Right-click on the audio track, go to the Details tab, and then open Options, which contains a tool for trimming music.
In the window that opens, check the boxes and set the start and end times of the song fragment. Remember that its duration is limited and therefore you need to set an interval that does not exceed 38 seconds. You may have to listen to the melody several times before accurately placing the beginning and end of the fragment. To save, confirm your changes with OK.
Step 3. Then go to this audio track again, right-click on it and select “Create a version in AAC format.” Now the list of music in the Library will contain the original audio track and the short AAC version. To distinguish AAC from the original, it is better to rename it.
Attention: You can trim a fragment only from music files purchased from the iTunes store or downloaded from a computer. Audio tracks downloaded from Apple service Music are in m4p format and are protected from conversion!
Now we have the original and the short AAC copy, we can unmark the beginning and end of the original audio track.
In the latest editions of the program (for example, iTunes 12.5.X), the Create AAC version option will be available from the menu:
File → Convert → Create ACC version.
After trimming the melody and saving a fragment of the song, it will be saved on your computer in the Apple Music directory.
Step 4: Right-click on the ACC version and open Show in Windows Explorer. Here you can change the extension from m4a to m4r.
After saving, move the file from the folder to the Desktop.
If the m4a file extension is not displayed (that is, you only see the file name), then Windows has activated a feature that hides extensions. In this case, it will not be possible to change the format.
To show extensions in Windows, go to the following path:
Windows Explorer - File menu - Change settings and properties
Open the View tab, then in the Advanced options section, find the Hide extensions for known file types item and uncheck it. Confirm the changes with OK.
Step 5. In the iTunes program, go to Settings (three dots) – Sounds – Ringtones. Drag a melody from the Desktop to this section.
Step 6. Now you need to sync your iPhone with iTunes. In the devices section, click on the iPhone icon and go to
Sounds → Sync Sounds → Selected Sounds →
and select the songs you want to sync with your iPhone.
Step 7. How to Set Any Song as Ringtone on iPhone
On your iPhone, go to Settings → Sounds → Ringtone and select a new ringtone from the list (it should be at the very top of the list).
That's it. In this way you can easily trim a song and set a fragment of it as a ringtone. Now you can repeat this process and add as many ringtones created from the songs you like as you want.
