Add Custom Alert/Text Tones?

rseijas wrote:

iPhone 6s Plus (Verizon) 128GB

iOS 9.3.1

I've tried this like ringtones but these short alert tones won't sync over from iTunes. These are former BlackBerry alert sounds, imported into iTunes as .mp3 files. I created AAC versions in iTunes, deleted the original .mp3 files, and clicked on each new alert tone to ensure it plays. They all work in iTunes. I changed the file type from.m4a to m4r, dragged them all into the "Tones" folder in Music > iTunes > iTunes Media > Tones. Upon sync these files go back to Music > iTunes > iTunes Media > Music > Unknown Album > Unknown Artist. And they do NOT get to my iPhone.

Any insights are greatly appreciated.

Are these tones 30 seconds or less?

http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Free-iPhone-Ringtone-Using-a-Song-in-iTunes

i have successfully added a tone like this to my iphone 7

but it is getting added as a 'ringtone' , not as an 'alert tone'

i wanted an alert tone. while syncing or creating the .m4r file, there is no option to select the type as rin or alert tone.

the duration of the tone is hardly 1 second.

so how do i add it as an alert tone, not as a ring tone.

I have the same problem... any solutions?