How do I get the "Tones" tab to show up in iTunes

Hi Everyone,

Those experiencing DISAPPEARANCE of TONES TAB on iTunes, maybe this may help you as I found out the solution. After updating my iPhone iOS, the Ringtones on my iPhone suddenly disappeared, and also the Tones Tab on my iTunes on my Macbook also disappeared. I can't find also the Show Tones Tab checkbox on Preferences, maybe, is it because I dont have any ringtone stored on my iphone.

So what I did, I used other iTunes on my other Mac or any Laptop/Desktop that has a iTunes installed, there you can find a Tones Tab. Sync in your iPhone, go to APPS, scroll down to FILE SHARING, click your RINGTONE APP CREATOR, click your RINGTONE FILE (.m4r), click SAVE TO, just save it to Desktop so you can easily find it. Next is, go back to TONES TAB, there you cannot still see the file, go to your ringtone file that you save on your Desktop, it's a SQUARE file, right? 😝 Just double click one of the EDGES of that file so that it will automatically sync on iTunes, then just go back to your TONES TAB, there you can see now your Ringtone File, just click sync. Hehe! 😝

Unplug your iPhone, go to SETTINGS, go to SOUNDS, then go to RINGTONE, there you go. 😉

Thank you! #HappyNewYear2017

The Matter was much Simpler than what I thought. Simply,

1. Get your ringetone in 30 Second Window time;

2. Convert to ACC ( m4a)

3. Convert to (m4r)

4. Here is the magic of Apple ..... Just drag the file to your PHONE Tone "Tab" 🙂

5. Sync

You Welcome

OK, I'm hoping that Apple don't block this one. If you have customised Tones they appear appears in Finder

Right Click it and go to Tones on your device

Select Edit/Paste and there you have it - Quick and easy

Cheers

Check out this link I found on support.Apple.com: Use tones and ringtones on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

It gives a great step by step summary of how to manage Tones in the latest iTunes update.

Hi.

Have just had my 5s replaced with an SE running iOS 10.3.3, & also upgraded iTunes to 12.7.0.166. (on a Windwows 7 PC).

After restoring my backups I can't see a 'Tones' folder in iTunes. It doesn't show up as a selectable option in the 'Media Kind' dropdown box either.

I've tried many methods, but am still not able to add my old ringtones file that I was using on my 5s.

I even tried adding a 'Tones' folder in the iTunes Media folder & putting the .m4r files there, but that didn't work.

Your method looks good, but I don't have another computer that has the older version of iTunes to connect to.

Do you have any other ideas, or do I just need to Complain bitterly to Apple, who really don't care if they stuff things up for users or Not?

so, so, so, so frustrated! I've spent hours. I've watched videos, read what's in here, I've looked everywhere, tried everything.............. still not working!!! If Apple is reading this I totally DISlike your changes! In the last 2 years I've lost all my music and I've repeatedly had install the app and it's really a piece of crap now. Used to love it.

You can follow Chrleesha's advice and Turingtest2's too. The last step that is not specified anywhere is that, once you have converted and renamed you files as .m4r, BEFORE copying the .m4r to your Tone file on your device, you have to DELETE the original files (the 30 second ones) in your library. (Otherwise you can try to paste or drag any m4r file you want, it won't show in your Tones file.)

That's how it worked for me.

I am not able to find the tones option under library section in iTunes. Please help me

See also Create and manage ringtones in iTunes. iTunes 12.7 introduced significant changes making older advice obsolete.

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The Tones sync setting will only appear if you have added a rigntone to your library. To check to see if it was added to your library, go to Edit>Preferences, on the General tab make sure Tones is checked under Show. Then go to View>Show Sidebar. Tones should now be visible on the top left under Library; click the Tones folder and see if your ringtone is there. If not, it wasn't successfully added to your library.

It Worked!!! Good on you to figure this out, was pulling my hair out - thank you.

I am having the same problems

this is work ,.. more simple just drag =) but i want after change the m4r double click it goes to my tones automatically .. but i dont know why tones not shown up

This worked for me as of October 2017, once one m4r was there the section appeared.

Sorry, right click and select COPY (Tones folder in Finder - I don't know how to edit my initial response)