I can't transfer custom ringtones to my iPhone!

It sucks. I have an iPhone 14 Pro and it works just fine then I try just an iPhone 14 and to transfer any ringtones. It either gave me an error or never downloaded anything to my new phone. I have no clue I’m trying to figure out. 😡😡😞

I'm having the same problem. I had .mp4r custom ringtones on my iPhone 12, and now I can't transfer them to my 15 Max. I have backups on my PC, and I've tried dragging and dropping to the Tones sidebar in iTunes when the phone is connected, dragging and dropping to the open Tones window, cutting and pasting to both places...nothing, including after sync. All the instructions I can find seem to be outdated; I had no problems with the older device, but now nothing works.

Sorry this made no sense For a start in the general tab there is no way of finding my tones. And you cannot look in the tones folder from music. It used to be simple to add a tone now it’s not. The tones file is in the tones folder in the right place and it’s not syncing. How can you find the tone in the music app the option just does not exist.

This is true. It's 2024 and Apple has not deigned to place the Tones folder where users can easily access it. An abundance of incredible ringtones are available for free on the internet, or maybe you've created your own. If you have both a Mac and an iPhone, it's not necessary to use Garage Band or a third-party application just to add them to your iPhone.

If you have a Mac, you can download ringtones to your Mac and then transfer them to your iPhone.

1) Download or create your ringtones. They need to be in the .m4r format (not .mp3).

2) Locate the Tones folder on your Mac. Mine is in Music>iTunes>iTunes Media>Tones

3) Add the .m4r-formatted ringtones to your Tones folder.

4) Connect your iPhone to your Mac using a usb cord (I'm not sure if this is absolutely necessary-- you might be able to connect via the cloud).

5) Open your Music program.

6) Click on the icon for your iPhone in the left sidebar of your Music program.

7) Click "Sync Settings"

8) On the General screen, under Options, check the "Manually manage music, movies and tv shows" box.

9) Click the "Apply" button at the bottom right corner of the screen.

10) Click the "Manage Storage" button at the top right corner of the screen.

11) Only now will you be able to see the fabled Tones folder for your iPhone, which will appear as part of a list in a separate little box.

12) Select the Tones folder. You can now drag and drop your ringtone files from the Tones file on your Mac into your iPhone's Tones folder. Click the "Done" button once all of your ringtones are added.

13) This takes you back to the General screen. Sync your iPhone with your Mac by clicking the "Sync" button at the bottom right corner of this screen.

10) You may want to uncheck the "Manually manage" box if this is not your default setting. My default setting is "Automatically sync when this iPhone is connected."

11) You should now be able to see your new ringtones listed in the "Sounds and Haptics" section of your iPhone settings.

12) Enjoy!

My iPhone doesn't show up in Finder. 15 Pro Max with 2023 iMac on Sonoma. The phone shows up nowhere, even when it's connected via USB cable. What am I doing wrong?

THIS WORKS!!!!!! Been looking for a solution for this, and this is the one!!!! THANK YOU!!!!

I cannot download ringtones and text tones from iPhone 8 to iPhone 13

TOTALLY LIVE SAVERS!

Works on Sonoma & 15PM.

THANK YOU!

Same here

THANK YOU! This finally freaking worked!!!!!!