How To Use Custom Ringtone On iPhone 6/6+,4s,5s,5,iPad Air 2,iPad Mini And Earlier Devices Running On iOS 8
The Apple iphone 6 and iphone 6 Plus may be two of the most capable cell phones out available offering the wealthiest application ecosystem community and all the extravagant accessories of ios 8, however once you attempt to do something as basic as changing the ringtone, you begin feeling like you've been some way or another transfered 10 years back in time. So how would you change the ringtone on the iphone 6 and iphone 6 Plus?
It just so happens this is an assignment as overwhelming as to practically oblige a degree in machine building, obliging you to go in the profundities of itunes. Stress not, however, we've laid it out in a vigorously definite clarification underneath. Simply take after the steps and you'd have the capacity to change the ringtone of an iphone and utilize your main tune as a ringtone.
Before we begin with the excercise on the best way to change the ringtone on ios 8, however, let us say that the motivation behind why it is quite muddled has a great deal to do with Apple's business of offering ringtones on the App Store. On the off chance that you need to pay twice for a melody and a ringtone, then changing the ringtone is simple. On the off chance that you want to utilize a tune you effectively own as a ringtone, however, Apple has chosen to overcomplicate things. All things considered, we should not get terrified and begin making sense of it immediately.
STEPS
1. You will need iTunes installed on your computer first.
Connect your iPhone to the computer via the Lightning cable, and start up iTunes.
2. Go into the music section and select the track that you want to use as a ringtone.
3. Right click on it and select 'Get Info'.
4. A smaller window will open on top: select the Options tab in it.
In the Options tab, select the starting time and the stop time for your ringtone. Remember, you need to select a 30-second (or less) selection of the song. If you select a time slice that is longer, the ringtone will fail to register. In this case, i select the first 30 seconds (start time is 0:00, and stop time is 0:30). Click 'OK'.
5. Once again, right click on the song and this time select 'Create AAC version'.
Momentarily, a second track with the same name, but the shorter, 30-second duration will appear.
6. Right click on the new file and select 'Show in Windows Explorer'.
7. A new window will open on top that will show you the location of the ringtone.
The file has a .m4a extension. Select it and rename the extension to .m4r. This concludes your work preparing the file for use as a ringtone.
8. Now, select the 'Tones' selection in the left top corner of iTunes.
It has a bell icon, and if you cannot see it, click on the dots button to see it.
9. Click in the top left corner on the top-left-most tiny icon.
Select 'Add File to Library'. If you're on a Windows machine, you can also press Ctrl+O.
10. Add the .m4r file that you have prepared.
(Go back to step 7 if you cannot find its location).
11. almost done!
The last step is to click on the iPhone icon in the top left.
12. Select the 'Tones' section here and chec 'Sync Tones'.
Wait for the phone to sync up (this can take up to several minutes).
13. Success!
The ringtone is now loaded onto your phone, but you still need to actually select it to use it.
14. Open Settings on the iPhone.
Scroll down to the 'Sounds' section.
15. Then, scroll to the 'Ringtone' tab and tap on it.
16. Wow:P!
Your new ringtone appears above all the stock ones, separated with a line. Select it and you're done! Now, your phone will ring in your own unique style!
It just so happens this is an assignment as overwhelming as to practically oblige a degree in machine building, obliging you to go in the profundities of itunes. Stress not, however, we've laid it out in a vigorously definite clarification underneath. Simply take after the steps and you'd have the capacity to change the ringtone of an iphone and utilize your main tune as a ringtone.
Before we begin with the excercise on the best way to change the ringtone on ios 8, however, let us say that the motivation behind why it is quite muddled has a great deal to do with Apple's business of offering ringtones on the App Store. On the off chance that you need to pay twice for a melody and a ringtone, then changing the ringtone is simple. On the off chance that you want to utilize a tune you effectively own as a ringtone, however, Apple has chosen to overcomplicate things. All things considered, we should not get terrified and begin making sense of it immediately.
STEPS
1. You will need iTunes installed on your computer first.
Connect your iPhone to the computer via the Lightning cable, and start up iTunes.
2. Go into the music section and select the track that you want to use as a ringtone.
3. Right click on it and select 'Get Info'.
4. A smaller window will open on top: select the Options tab in it.
In the Options tab, select the starting time and the stop time for your ringtone. Remember, you need to select a 30-second (or less) selection of the song. If you select a time slice that is longer, the ringtone will fail to register. In this case, i select the first 30 seconds (start time is 0:00, and stop time is 0:30). Click 'OK'.
5. Once again, right click on the song and this time select 'Create AAC version'.
Momentarily, a second track with the same name, but the shorter, 30-second duration will appear.
6. Right click on the new file and select 'Show in Windows Explorer'.
7. A new window will open on top that will show you the location of the ringtone.
The file has a .m4a extension. Select it and rename the extension to .m4r. This concludes your work preparing the file for use as a ringtone.
8. Now, select the 'Tones' selection in the left top corner of iTunes.
It has a bell icon, and if you cannot see it, click on the dots button to see it.
9. Click in the top left corner on the top-left-most tiny icon.
Select 'Add File to Library'. If you're on a Windows machine, you can also press Ctrl+O.
10. Add the .m4r file that you have prepared.
(Go back to step 7 if you cannot find its location).
11. almost done!
The last step is to click on the iPhone icon in the top left.
12. Select the 'Tones' section here and chec 'Sync Tones'.
Wait for the phone to sync up (this can take up to several minutes).
13. Success!
The ringtone is now loaded onto your phone, but you still need to actually select it to use it.
14. Open Settings on the iPhone.
Scroll down to the 'Sounds' section.
15. Then, scroll to the 'Ringtone' tab and tap on it.
16. Wow:P!
Your new ringtone appears above all the stock ones, separated with a line. Select it and you're done! Now, your phone will ring in your own unique style!
You can use this how-to guide to change the ringtone on the iPhone 5s, iPhone 5, and iPhone 4s, as well as on the iPad Air 2, iPad mini with Retina, and earlier devices running on iOS 8.
