5 Ways to Add a Ringtone to iPhone
The official and most convenient way to add a new ringtone to your iPhone is to search and purchase it from iTunes' vast catalog of sounds directly on your mobile device. But this option has its drawbacks: you have to pay and you cannot edit ready-made ringtones, as well as add your own sounds from third-party sources.
To buy a ringtone from iTunes, click Settings → Sounds → Ringtone → Sound Store. Choose the tunes you like and pay for them.
By the way, to navigate through the catalog of iTunes ringtones, it is more convenient to use the third-party application Tuunes.
After purchasing an audio fragment, it appears in the list of available ringtones in the sound settings on your iPhone.
The iTunes client for Windows and macOS allows you to download audio files from your computer's memory to your iPhone, simultaneously converting them into ringtones. The method is not as simple as the previous one and requires a PC, but it is completely free.
To use this option, you first need to add the necessary sounds to the desktop version of iTunes, and then use it to sync your iPhone with your computer. Detailed instructions are available in another Lifehacker.
If in the process you need to trim or convert audio files to M4R format, you can use these.
The standard GarageBand program is the only way to make any audio file a ringtone on iPhone without a computer or iTunes. Not very simple, but free.
If GarageBand is not on your device, you can download the program from the App Store.
It will allow you to trim and set almost any file from the iPhone memory that is not copy-protected as a ringtone. This one explains the process step by step.
If you don't have any suitable music files on your iPhone, you can download them for free.
4. How to download a ringtone to iPhone using iOS ringtone maker and iTunes desktop client
The App Store has programs with free collections of sounds selected specifically for the role of ringtone. By installing such an application on your iPhone, you can download the necessary sounds from its catalog and, if necessary, edit them: for example, trim the length or add attenuation.
Due to iOS limitations, these programs do not allow you to set audio files as ringtones. But each of them has simple illustrated instructions that will help you turn the selected sound into a ringtone using your computer and iTunes.
You can try one of the following programs. They are practically no different, except for the interface and range of sounds.
MobiMover for Windows and macOS is a free alternative to iTunes. It allows you to share files between your computer and iPhone. Adding ringtones through MobiMover is faster and more convenient than through iTunes.
To make a ringtone from an audio file, first trim it and convert it to M4R using any of the . Then connect your iPhone to your computer, launch MobiMover and click Custom.
In the sidebar of the window that opens, select Audios → Ringtones. Then add the desired audio files to the list of ringtones using the Transfer to This Device button and confirm the action.
After synchronization is complete, the audio fragment will appear on the iPhone in the list of available ringtones.