Strange thing I am noticing.
Ringtones on my iPhone 4S (iOS 5) play back at what sounds like a lesser quality than Text Tones.
When selecting a "ringtone", all the tones that play back sound like a low quality audio file.
When selecting a "text tone", the very same audio files play back in full quality.
Just sayin. 🙂
iPhone 4S-OTHER, iOS 5
Terrible bug, it needs to be in the next update!
So what have you done to troubleshoot your problem? Have you taken the steps recommended in the User Guide?
What are they? It seems to be a bug only on the 4s.
Here's a vid about it:
Where are the troubleshoot steps? Don't you have a 4s? I thought every 4s user has the problem right?
of course not.
So how do I fix the problem?
Does anyone know how to make the ringtones sound like the text tones? Don't get why the text tone has better quality the when the song is set to ringtone like in the vid :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cehVGTrHjec&list=HL1324964653&feature=mh_lolz
Hopefully this problem is fixed in 5.0.2, because this is really annoying. The ringtones i've made sound like garbage when played as a ringtone, but sound great when played in itunes or as a text tone.
Same with me, makes me want to return the **** phone.
Thought I'd be a pest and bump this (I also replied to a related thread).
I previously was too lazy to make my own ringtones, so when I finally got around to it last week, I noticed this inexplicable and annoying bug. Why on EARTH would ringtones play at such horrid quality? If Apple made its own Blu-ray player, would it play movies at VHS quality??
I'll be VERY HAPPY when this is fixed. Then my phone won't sound like an audio Hallmark greeting card when it rings.
I hope that the fix is in the next update.
Anyone find a fix to this yet?
I too have noticed this problem since Day 1. I filed a report using the Apple Bug Reporter on 26/10/11 as follows:
Summary: When using a custom ringtone, the audio quality is bad in comparison to Text tones.
Steps to Reproduce: Place a custom ringtone on the device and select it as a ringtone AND text tone. Then note the difference in audio quality between when a text alert is heard and when a call alert is heard.
Expected Results: Ringtone quality should be as good as text tone quality
Actual Results: Ringtone quality is poor and tinny, Text tone quality is good and bassy
Regression: New in iOS 5.0/iPhone 4S, this issue was NOT present in previous builds
Notes: Attached a custom .m4r where the quality difference is very noticeable.
I received a reply to this stating that the bug had already been reported:
Hello Frank,
This is a follow up to Bug ID# 10346850. After further investigation it has been determined that this is a known issue, which is currently being investigated by engineering. This issue has been filed in our bug database under the original Bug ID# 10344733. The original bug number being used to track this duplicate issue can be found in the State column, in this format: Duplicate/OrigBug#.
Thank you for submitting this bug report. We truly appreciate your assistance in helping us discover and isolate bugs.
Best Regards,
Apple Developer Connection
After logging in and checking on it, I can see that the status for this Bug ID is "Closed". I can only assume that it means it's been fixed. But as of iOS 5.0.1 (9A406), this is still a very noticeable issue.
I have replied twice to ask if it has been fixed in an upcoming iOS release, but no one has responded 😟.
It's now been nearly 4 months! Hope it's fixed soon as it's borderline embarassing hearing my phone ring and watching everyone else cover their ears!! Doesn't create a good impression for other people when they see what phone I have!!
Ringtones Play At Lesser Quality Than Text Tones
