HOW TO SYNC YOUR RINGTONES TO THE iPHONE

The main issue here is simply doing the Edit Preferences > General Tab > Tones was not enough to get the files to transfer. Not sure why they were trying to emphasize that step, as the Tones checkbox was a default selection on my version of iTunes (11.0.1), but perhaps it wasn't that way on previous versions. I was trying to drag tones from my Library Tones folder into my iPhone Tones folder and nothing was happening.

The step that's missing in the OP's instructions is once your iPhone is connected to your computer and you see the Device list in your iTunes sidebar, you click on the device, then you should see some subtabs on the screen, one of which is Tones. Click on that, and then there will be two options -- to sync all tones or only sync selected tones. I didn't try Sync All, but Selected Sync worked. Hope this helps.

i tried over & over to download ringtones from itunes to my iphone4 and there is nothing there in itunes for me to pull down............there isn't even anything there fro me to sync my phone neither......begging for help???? please please please if someone could help me out, been trying for days.............getting ready take **** phone back..........

thank you very much

wildcherrii

but, how? when i copy & go to paste to libary, the libary is selected on itunes store, and i can't take and click on it while im holding it to paste it.....this is the most electronic device, that i have ever had that i can not work..........iam so confused???

I did that but it is still not working.. all it does is vibrate.. it doesnt actually play the tone. i set it to all my contacts.

I have read thru all the replies and did not see the same issue(s) as I'm experiencing. I have downloaded 6 ringtones (all .m4r format) on my Windows pc. I clicked and dragged it to "tones" in iTunes. 3 tones was successfully copied but the other 3 won't copy. When I tried copying the 3 that won't transfer/copy, I keep getting an icon with an arrow and with a "link" label but won't copy.

Copying and/or moving the 3 tones to my music library did not do the trick also. I would get the same icon with arrow and link label everytime I try moving it.

Also, when I try to play the 3 tones that won't copy on my pc, iTunes would open but will not play the sound. But if I try to play the 3 that were copied/moved it would play the tones. I can also play .mpeg formats with iTunes but not the 3 that won't copy or move!

I have iTunes 11. Hope somebody can help. Thanks much!

In my itunes under

My Iphone > Apps ... there is no thing called File Sharing.. what can i do ?:(

Tones are there but will not sync to the phone. Same problem here and no solution. Maybe we should all trash the ipone and get a Samsungs Slll or Nokia.

It seems like Apple techs couldn't care about their crappy product.

I was able to use the info here to add ring tones. I created the tones with a free app. Downloaded them to my desk top by going into the APPs section of iTunes and dragging them out after clicking on the app and saving them on my hard drive. Then I imported them into iTunes, made sure my synch of tones was turned on, hit synch and voila...

Good luck

You also need to make sure under your device tab that you have sync tones checked or it will not work

Thanks. This worked. I guess the software writers dont know the meaning of "KISS".🙂😉

I've had the same problem as you several times in the past, have followed all the prescribed steps, but the sync of the missing ringtone didn't happen. However, here's what worked for me today.

(1) I opened the Tones folder of iTunes.

(2) The iPhone's icon was on the right of the thick tool-bar, next to iTunes Store.

(3) I held down the mouse's left-click on the ringtone I wanted to transfer, and dragged it to the iPhone's icon.

(4) The iPhone uploaded the file.

I'll try to remember this for the next time as, sure as fate, it will happen again.

Very important to check the "synch tones" box under the "tones" button in iTunes 11- this is all I had to do, didn't even know this option existed

You see, I do every single step correctly. I have the tones tab, and I have ringtone files in a folder on my desktop. But it's when I drag it over to the Tones library does it highlight the outline with 'link' beneath it... and when I drop it nothing happens. Nothing. No files are imported, no files magically appear like they do in the tutorials.

But another thing is, it only did it once earlier with an identical file I'm trying to do now. It's frustrating and I have spent an entire day trying to figure this out. Please tell me what I'm doing wrong or why the heck this is happening so I can fix it and get on with my life.

1st - To see them> look at iphone> settings> Sounds> Ringstones. They should be there ...all that you transferred.

2nd - Did you check "Tones Box" ? If not, it won't work.

3rd - Is the music your doing this with one you bought from itunes or a cd you downloaded from an original cd? If the music is one from a shared site like Limewire Pro or the likes of then this might be your problem.

Sunviews

.: I read a number of these posts, and my not-that-techie brain exploded. So I did a fast app search in the App store, and found Easy Ringtone Creator. Cost me all of $0.99. A complete no-brainer - you upload the song(s) you want to use, tell the app how many seconds of the song you want, and where you want it to start, and it creates the Ringtone. Synch with your iPhone 5 and life is sweet.