How to get custom ringtone onto iOS 11 device?

I tried your instructions. The ringtones have been shortened, changed to .m4r, and are in the Tones folder in iTunes. However, when I try to move them from the Finder to the Tones section of My Device, they won't move.

When I clicked the manual option in the summary, I was able to delete the ringtones. Then I put one back in, following the instructions given in this thread, but the iPhone still won't play it.

This is a glitch for Apple to fix. They need to delete the default ringtone ("opening") or reprogram it so users can once again override it with our custom ringtones.

OK. We've got an answer of @How-to" do this on Apple Mac OS.

But what Windows users can do to resolve such "problem"?

For now I've got back iTunes 12.6.x and everything works fine, but, for the future, what to do?

I've just found a way of doing it, although 12.7 doesn't have tones when you plug the phone in the tones folder should still be visible under the device. If you then locate the iTunes library in finder you can copy and paste the tones back into the old tones folder in the Iphone. I'd tried to drag music tracks directly from iTunes into the tones folder but you can't do that as you get a message that they can't be copied "as iCloud library is enabled on the iPhone" which of course it wasn't!

I did exactly this. I went onto my Windows PC (Win10), opened iTunes, plugged in my iPhone 7 Plus. I went to the "Tones" Section under "On My iPhone". I then went to where I keep all of my ringtones, then I selected all, then I drug and dropped them into the "Tones" Section under "On My iPhone", then I hit SYNC.

I have all of my ringtones back. Hope this helps :-)

I have tried these suggestions, but I am still having trouble with my custom ringtones.

I was able to copy the .m4r files into the Tones folder on my iPhone 6 device, but they would disappear after syncing the phone.

I copied my .m4r files and then converted them into .m4a files and created a Ringtones playlist and put them in there. This way I can use them for my alarms again, but the .m4r files will not stay saved in my phone's Tones folder after the phone syncs.

Anyone have any ideas as to why this is happening?

Thanks.

That's the problem for me. My chosen ringtone is already in my Tones folder on my phone, and it's selected (seen my screen shot above). Nevertheless, it still doesn't work; I get the Marimba "Opening" default ringtone.

Well it would t matter if your iTunes did have ringtones still. I deleted it from my phone completely and then copied it back in from my older version of iTunes and it still doesn’t work. Same problem as everyone here and very frustrated! Still have the same old default ringtone. Interestingly, I have a custom tone for my text messages and that works! Weird bugs - cmon Apple!

I think ive worked out how to do it. If you save your M4r file to your desktop then in iTunes under devices (your phone) click on Tones so that the right hand side of your iTunes screen just says Tones . Drag and drop your M4r file from your desktop into the Tones screen. Worked for me

Same here, but with a variation. I copied the .m4r ringtones to my desktop. opened iTunes with my phone plugged in, and then copied and pasted them into the tones folder. It worked! But, they don't show up in Ringtone Sounds on my phone.

Right click your tones to open up the information about them. I have discovered that if the metadata indicates a copyright, they are no longer usable in iTunes 11. I am now looking for a way to deal with that issue but haven’t found one yet.

So, I tried something and I think I know what it is: My original ringtone was created way back in the Stone Age when you could rip a portion of a song and use it as a ringtone (and before Apple made you buy the ringtone). I've just been able to keep using that original tone all this time. I just switched to a ringtone that I had previously purchased and it works fine. So, I think iOS 11 knows the difference between the tones you bought vs. the legacy tones that you might have made previously. At least that is the case with me. Kinda stinks ... 😟

Besides, the only place the file is listed is "on my device," in the Tones folder on my phone.

If you have the iTunes main folder on your computer, there is a Tones folder in the iTunes Media folder. Use Finder to go to /Home folder / Music/ iTunes/ iTunes Media/ Tones and your ringtones are in there. With iTunes open, drag .m4r files from that Tones folder to your device in the sidebar of the iTunes window.

If you are using an external HD for iTunes, there may be complications.

I was on phone with tech support for hour. I tried everything even reset phone after 11 update. I was told that I would have to wait till next iOS update is available then read the notes to see if it would fix that problem. Tech manager said there were allot of others with this problem! Will only update next iOS if the fix is there!

Yes.
I had a Genius Bar appointment this morning, and we delved into this.
The Genius Bar rep and I came to the conclusion that this problem must be a bug in iOS 11, and that a future update will probably fix it. Factory ringtones will work, but custom ringtones won't.
Today's update appeared while I was there, so we installed it on the spot. Made no difference.