How to convert songs to ringtones?

iTunes 12.7 changes the way ringtones are added to devices.

See Create and manage ringtones in iTunes.

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See Create and manage ringtones in iTunes. In some cases you may need to remove your ringtone files from the device then add them back.

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I had the same trouble found it under file>convert>create AAC version

Chris,

Honestly my trouble started when I tried to sync my I tunes on my phone and MAC. I instinctively installed the new IOS 11. My ringtones disappeared. and now I can't find the tones on my general preferences on my Mac I Tunes. The song is in my library, and on my I phone library.

All my notification settings disappeared also in the process.

This will be the last time I agree to update the IOS before it's been out for a few months. Ugh!

Ok. I must be really stupid here. All I managed to do was able to get the 30 seconds of the song that I want, made. It automatically save it as .m4a. I drag it onto my iMac and change it to .m4r. I delete the old version and try to drag the new file back into iTunes and it won't drag. It only drags back into it when it's .m4a. I can't find the Tones section and right now, stupid iTunes isn't even finding my iPhone 7 Plus! I would buy the ringtone from iTunes...if they had it available. I've spent a couple of days on this. Can someone please help!

Kelly

I just lost ALL of the downloaded ringtones on my iPhone! I was trying to get rid of a duplicate copy of a song that was already downloaded. When i added the other three and tried to synch it, all the tones got erased from my phone. I'm getting angry now.

iphones are crap compare to Samsungs because you can set the ringtone so easily with the song without bloody using itunes. I think its stupid how you have to do it this way, Apple need to make it more user phone friendly, Samsung is so much easier to use and do it.. it shouldn't be this hard to set a bloody ringtone.

What is the difference between deleting the AAC version from itunes and the finder, or not? The how to convert songs to ring tones info page used to say to delete the file after importing it onto your phone; now it says the opposite. I'm lost!

Hi mitchff313,

I agree with you that it's absolutely maddening! I spent a couple hours trying to get it to work. I just wanted to make sure you did the steps that worked for me. It wasn't until I came to these steps that I figured it out and it finally worked.

Here are the last steps that made it happen for me:

I plugged my phone into my iMac and opened iTunes. I got this screen. Click the little phone icon circled in red. (that's what I was missing all along)

Then this screen appears... click on Tones

Then this screen appears... check Sync Tones, Selected tones, and the tone you'd like to sync... then click Sync (or apply) at the bottom of the screen.

I'm hoping this helps you. This is what I was missing to make it all happen.

icindi

Mitchff313,

I tried to edit that last reply but it won't let me, my apologies. Here it is again.

Here are the last steps that made it happen for me:

I plugged my phone into my iMac and opened iTunes. I got this screen. Click the little phone icon circled in red. (that's what I was missing all along)

Then this screen appears... click on Tones

Then this screen appears... check Sync Tones, Selected tones, and the tone you'd like to sync... then click Sync (or apply) at the bottom of the screen.

I'm hoping this helps you. This is what I was missing to make it all happen.

icindi

These. Commands are not found in Sierra 10.12.6 or iTunes 12.8.2.20.

What commands?

Alright!! Not sure how i did it, but I did it!! Finally! 🙂

current version of itune i am not able to make changes

unable to set the ringtone

Doesn't Work... I'd rather have a Samsung phone...