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Can't add custom tone to iPhone

MAC OS 10.14.6 Mojave

IPhone SE (new)

Can't manage to add custom sounds for notification alerts.

I managed to get them into the iPhone in the "Music" app where they are in a Playlist.

How do I add them as a notification alert? E.g. the sound played as a ringtone.

iPhone SE

Posted on Nov 5, 2020 5:23 PM

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Posted on Nov 6, 2020 3:29 PM

Short answer, the way you did it you can't. If they are in the Music app and a playlist, they won't be available for use as a tone. It has to be a specific file format for it to appear in the tones category in settings on the device. And even then, syncing them through iTunes is tough these days since there isn't a tones category any longer. You need to get them to a file type of m4r and when you drag and drop them on the device in the side bar of iTunes they will be synced over.

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Nov 6, 2020 3:29 PM in response to gordonpritchard

Short answer, the way you did it you can't. If they are in the Music app and a playlist, they won't be available for use as a tone. It has to be a specific file format for it to appear in the tones category in settings on the device. And even then, syncing them through iTunes is tough these days since there isn't a tones category any longer. You need to get them to a file type of m4r and when you drag and drop them on the device in the side bar of iTunes they will be synced over.

Can't add custom tone to iPhone

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