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iPhone 8 and .m4r files (ringtones)

There is an issue with my iPhone 8 playing M4R (ringtone) files.

I can take files that I converted to M4R from MP3 back in 2017 and put them on my phone with no problems. However creating a new ringtone from scratch and converting the WAV to MP3 and then changing the file type to M4R is not working. I'm using iTunes version 12.7.3.46 and my iOS is 11.2.6 (15D100)

The error message I get is this:

Why? It's an M4R.

Help.

iPhone 8, iOS 11.2.6

Posted on Mar 5, 2018 6:53 AM

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