HOW TO SYNC YOUR RINGTONES TO THE iPHONE

Have no clue what I'm doing so I appreciate your patience.

I purchased several ringtones in the iTunes store using my iPad.

How do I get them onto my iPhone4?

Thank you. 😕

i have been working on this for a few hours and what i was doing wrong was the file name.. even when i drug it into i tunes it showed it as an mp4r but when i checked the actual file name in finder from my desk top it still had the mp4a after the mp4r i just deleted the mp4a part and drug the ringtones into my tones (the image of the bell) in the main library then when i switch to my devise there is now a tones tab at the top where summery,info ect are at.. click the tones tab and now you can sync

FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING TROUBLE GETTING RINGTONES - "TONES" SYNCHRONIZING TO IPHONE 5, THIS WAY MIGHT BE HELPFUL..!!

I tried almost for a day and figured out it was quite easy.. So here I go..

Do not connect your Iphone 5 yet..

Use itunes or any other software to convert your .mp3 to .m4r (Using itunes >11 you can add the file (Ctr+) to select multiple files to library. Once it shows up in the MUSIC, rt click and get info - to enter all the information if not actually present. Now go to options.. and limit to 30sec. Now rt click on the same file and creat an AAC version. Now rt click on the AAC version new file - Show in Windows Explorer. In that window change the extension to .m4r from .m4a. If using Win 7 or 8, hit ALT and go to tools to uncheck for hide folder extensions. This way you can actually change the extension of the .m4a file. Keep this folder open.

Now comes the actual trick. Copy all the .m4r files to a separate folder in desktop or wherever you wish.

Now delete all the MUSIC files including mp3 and other extension music files (You can sync your music files later and dont have to worry about that as far as you have a copy of these in a different folder).

Now make sure you get the tones folder from the preferences as people have mentioned before. Also in summary-sync selected file and folders

Connect your Iphone 5 by USB and open itunes-rt click-run as administrator

Once it opens up, it should have the TONES folder under your Iphone. You can change View-Show sidebar or not depending on your preferences. Also Authorize your computer as it might ran into problems.

Now click on the TONES and it may not have any TONES there. Now go to add file to library and add the formatted .m4r files (Ctrl+A - select all) and add. It should now appear in the TONES folder under your Iphone. Select SYNC TONES - ALL and sync (by hitting on the bottom SYNC button).

Without disconnecting just go to settings-ringtones- xxxxxxxx and here you should be able to select all the ringtones added to your Iphone.

You can also eject your Iphone 5 and connect a different Iphone to actually just sync only tones.

Similarly you can now add all your music files to itunes library and sync - entire or selected while unsyncing tones, which will transfer all your mp3 music to phone.

Good luck!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I had set up 2 itune accounts. 1 at work and 1 at home. Unfortunately, I had to reimage the home laptop and got a new pc at work within 2 weeks. My music ended up at home and my ringtones at work. So to get the music, I lost the ringtones. To get the ringtones, I lost the music. Now, both are at home! This was very easy to do! I have been searching for a week to try and figure this out. iCloud would only do the music. Ugh! So thank you for saving my sanity!

Hi guys,

I have an iphone 4s and im using an apple imac computer, im trying to create my own ringtones to put on my iphone but when i connect my phone to itunes i have no tones folder anywhere on the page, so first question is how do get it to show on my itunes page?

Secondly having read all other answers above me ie click edit>preferences> blah blah ives tried this but under edit i have no preferences option so what do i do.

I hope someone can help me as been trying to sort this for some time, i am currently using itunes 11 so if u can help can u put instructions down in plain english as not very tech minded

Is this the iTunes 11 version you are using? Just try installing a fresh version of iTunes in a 'different' computer. Just save the folder where you have the .m4r extension ringtone files and transfer this to your 'different' computer. Then repeat the steps which I mentioned before.

Glad it worked for you Cindy! Good luck..

When you have these files in the folder, make sure you fill out everything for Get info if there are'nt any. iTunes might recognize it as incomplete if the original mp3 files does not have all the info. So just type and fill out with something and follow the steps I described some posts before.

Besides all that you have to go to Preferences then Advanced then make sure that "copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to library" is NOT TICKED. Then click OK. Then do whateveryone else said.

this worked first time for me /cheers blogpiper

Hi there,

I am not very computer saavy.. i have read all the replies etc. I have an IPHONE 4s and am trying to download zedge ring tones to my iphone from my mac. I am doing what everyone is suggesting and have been at it for hours and want to cry. ( I am obviously a female, overtired, frustrated, and want to throw my phone and computer out the f*&% window ). Can anyone help me?

I have connected my phone to the computer, logged into my itunes account, logged into my zedge account, selected my ringtones, hit the download button. I am stuck at syncing it.

I have gone into preferences, devices... there is no app selection anywhere in my itunes preferences or itunes keybar up top.. cant remember what you call it..Somehow I got a ringtone to download into my itunes tones area. I dragged it over to my iphone icon.. it said syncing.. and yet my ringtones are not there.. ***??!!

Can anyone help me..sorry .. very very very frustrated.

Thanks much.

Folks, there is a BUG in iTunes 11.0.4. If you've reached the step where your ringtone is visible in iTunes, but is refusing to sync with your phone, you've hit it.

1. Under Devices, select your phone.
2. Up at the top you'll see a series of "Tabs" (they look more like buttons to me).
3. Click on "Tones" and I'll bet you "All Tones" is selected for you.
4. Change it to "Selected Tones" and select all your tones, otherwise what you do have on your phone is deleted.
5. Sync and your tone should show up on the phone.

That should do it. Just remember, the "All Tones" sync selection is busted.

Ok so none of this is working for me. I had to reset my phone this pass weekend (iPhone 4S) and I'm trying to restore everything but the ringtones won't show up on my device. I've tried deselecting "all ringtones" and using "selected tones" I've tried in syncing and resyncing. In iTunes it shows that the tones are on my phone but for whatever reason my phone is unaware. I even powered off my phone and turned it back on hoping that would do something. Again, nada. Why do I have to go through all this again? This is my first and last apple product indefinitely. All this crap just for a ringtone? Unacceptable!

I have finally gotten it to work!!!!!!!!!!

It has only taken me 4-Weeks to add a ringtone to this new iPhone 4S, I have been issued at my new job when hired. Having used BB's (work) and Android (personal) phones forever, this iPhone stuff not working is just plain annoying. I am extremely computer literate and I have even had other iPhone users that have had iPhones for years try and put the ringtone on my phone and even they got frustrated and gave up.

There has got to be a glitch in the software somewhere that is causing everyones problems, because the steps to accomplish it are extremely simple.

I just wish I knew how to tell everyone else how I made it work.

I have followed the directions for countless hours and it has never worked and today after 2-1/2-Hours trying again, it just worked on about the 50th attempt.

Did you manage to drag your tones OK? I used iringer to create the tones for me and were exported to itunes.However when i try and drag and drop a single ringtone into the Tones bell symbol i get a red no entry sign showing and am unable to do anything.If i click on sync to sync all my tones a warning comes up to say all my music will be deleted as well! 😮 This is my first foray into the Apple world,Android beckons as customisation with Android is easy, whereas Apple is hard 😠.......dave.