In the new iOS 26 update apple released a feature where you could put a video or document as a ringtone but when i press the set as ringtone button the photos app stops working and when i put a document as a ringtone nothing happenes. Does anyone have the same problem or does anyone know how to fix this?
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Original Title: Problems with 'set as ringtone'
iPhone 11
I see no mention of a feature to have a video or an arbitrary document as a ringtone, either in Apple's description of iOS 26, or in the online iPhone User Guide.
Based on what I'm seeing on a couple of third-party sites, it looks like it probably is possible to use the Files app to directly create an audio ringtone from a MP3 or M4A audio file that is less than 30 seconds long. Long-press on the file, then select Share > Use as Ringtone. The Share > Ringtone option might be available in some other apps, too, but so far I have seen nothing to suggest that a ringtone can be anything other than a short audio clip.
I see no mention of a feature to have a video or an arbitrary document as a ringtone, either in Apple's description of iOS 26, or in the online iPhone User Guide.
Based on what I'm seeing on a couple of third-party sites, it looks like it probably is possible to use the Files app to directly create an audio ringtone from a MP3 or M4A audio file that is less than 30 seconds long. Long-press on the file, then select Share > Use as Ringtone. The Share > Ringtone option might be available in some other apps, too, but so far I have seen nothing to suggest that a ringtone can be anything other than a short audio clip.
Servant of Cats wrote:
I see no mention of a feature to have a video or an arbitrary document as a ringtone, either in Apple's description of iOS 26, or in the online iPhone User Guide.
Based on what I'm seeing on a couple of third-party sites, it looks like it probably is possible to use the Files app to directly create an audio ringtone from a MP3 or M4A audio file that is less than 30 seconds long. Long-press on the file, then select Share > Use as Ringtone. The Share > Ringtone option might be available in some other apps, too, but so far I have seen nothing to suggest that a ringtone can be anything other than a short audio clip.
Spot on.
This was a bug and the option was not supposed to appear on videos and documents. The bug is fixed in iOS 26.1 and the option no longer appears when pressing share on a video/link/document.
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It also works sharing from OneDrive.
The secret is it must be mp3 or m4a (no need to rename m4r) and it must be less than 30 seconds.
I don’t go to the FHB in the lounge any more , but someone could point out that there seems to be no KB article on this subject since Q1 2025, pre iOS26 when this feature was introduced.
yes! i meant this feature and thanks for the information
'Set as Ringtone' crashes in Photos app on iOS 26
