5 ways to add ringtones to iPhone

1. How to download the ringtone to iPhone via a mobile version of iTunes

The official and the most convenient way to add new ringtones on the iPhone - to find and buy it in iTunes vast catalog of sounds directly on your mobile device. But this approach also has its drawbacks: it is necessary to pay and not be ready to edit ringtones, as well as add their own sounds from other sources.

To buy a ringtone in iTunes, click the "Settings» → «Sounds» → «Ringtone» → «Top sounds." Select your favorite music and pay them.

By the way, to navigate the catalog of melodies iTunes Tuunes easier to use third-party application.

After purchasing the audio sample it appears in the list of available ringtones in the sound settings on the iPhone.

2. How to add a ringtone to iPhone via iTunes desktop client

iTunes client for Windows and macOS allows you to upload audio files from iPhone to computer memory, simultaneously transforming them into ringtones. The method is not as simple as the previous one, and requires a PC, but it is completely free.

To use this option, you must first add the necessary sounds in the desktop version of iTunes, and then sync it to your iPhone with your computer. Detailed instructions available in another material Layfhakera.

If in the process you will need to trim or convert audio files to M4R format, you can use these free services.

3. How to add a ringtone on your iPhone using iOS-app GarageBand

Standard GarageBand program - the only way to make an audio file ringtone on the iPhone without a computer and iTunes. Not very simple, but free.

If GarageBand is not on your device, you can download the program from the App Store.

It allows you to trim and set it as a call just about any file from your iPhone, not protected from copying. This instruction It explains the process step by step.

If no suitable iPhone music files, you can download them different ways is free.

4. How to download the ringtone to your iPhone using iOS-programs to create ringtones and iTunes desktop client

In the App Store there are programs with free collection of sounds selected specifically for the role of the ring tone. By installing this application on the iPhone, you can download it from the catalog the desired sounds and, if necessary, edit them, for example, trim the length or add damping.

Due to iOS limitation, these programs do not allow you to set audio files as ringtones. But in each of them there is a simple illustrated instructions to help you convert the selected audio into a ringtone using your computer and iTunes.

You can try one of the following programs. They practically do not differ, except the interface and range of sounds.

These applications can be annoying ads, but they are available free of charge.

5. How to add a ringtone on your iPhone using a desktop program MobiMover

MobiMover for Windows and MacOS - is a free alternative to iTunes. It allows you to share files between your computer and iPhone. Add ringtones through MobiMover faster and easier than through iTunes.

To make a ringtone from an audio file, you first cut it and convert to M4R from any of these services. Then connect iPhone to your computer, start MobiMover and click Custom.

On the side panel window that opens, select Audios → Ringtones. Then add to the list the desired audio ringtones using Transfer to This Device button and confirm the action.

After the completion of the audio chunk synchronization will appear on the iPhone in the list of available ringtones.

MobiMover →

see also

• How to find iPhone, if enabled in silent mode →
• The easiest way to download videos on the iPhone and iPad →
• 19 ways to increase the time of the iPhone →