Why can't I set a purchased song as my iPhone ringtone?

I purchased a song in the ITunes Store and it won’t let me set my ring tone as the song I just paid for.



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iPhone 16, iOS 18

Posted on Feb 16, 2025 12:55 PM

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Posted on Feb 16, 2025 1:03 PM

That's correct. You needed to purchase a Tone version of the song. A full song cannot be used as a ringtone. Ringtones have to be no longer than 30 seconds. You could use Garage Band and save a 30 second section of the song, which you could use as a ringtone. Or a far simpler, and less painful thing would be to go the iTunes Store, and open the Tone Store, look for the song as a ringtone, and buy it for about $1.

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Feb 16, 2025 1:03 PM in response to Isabellaschiavone

That's correct. You needed to purchase a Tone version of the song. A full song cannot be used as a ringtone. Ringtones have to be no longer than 30 seconds. You could use Garage Band and save a 30 second section of the song, which you could use as a ringtone. Or a far simpler, and less painful thing would be to go the iTunes Store, and open the Tone Store, look for the song as a ringtone, and buy it for about $1.

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Why can't I set a purchased song as my iPhone ringtone?

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