If you want to immediately find out who is calling you on your iPhone - family, friends or strangers - assign a separate melody to each contact. But often difficulties arise with installing the songs you like for a call or message.

Let's look at how you can put a song on your iPhone as a ringtone.

How to set any song as a ringtone on iPhone?

You don't need to install this special application or buy ready-made ringtones from the iTunes store. If you want to create a call from your favorite song or your own recording and assign it to your contacts, see how to do it.

There is a very simple way to set any ringtone from your iTunes library as a ringtone for your iPhone.

Step 1. First, choose a song for the call. Open iTunes on your computer and go to the Music tab. First you need to download music track from the computer. To do this, open the File menu and select “Add file to Media Library”.

Step 2. Now you need to select your favorite fragment from the song. There is one limitation here - the maximum ringtone duration is 38 seconds. Right-click on the audio track, go to the Details tab, and then open Options, which contains a tool for trimming music.

In the window that opens, check the boxes and set the start and end times of the song fragment. Remember that its duration is limited and therefore you need to set an interval that does not exceed 38 seconds. You may have to listen to the melody several times before accurately placing the beginning and end of the fragment. To save, confirm your changes with OK.

Step 3. Then go to this audio track again, right-click on it and select “Create a version in AAC format.” Now the list of music in the Library will contain the original audio track and the short AAC version. To distinguish AAC from the original, it is better to rename it.

Attention: You can trim a fragment only from music files purchased from the iTunes store or downloaded from a computer. Audio tracks downloaded from Apple service Music are in m4p format and are protected from conversion!

Now we have the original and the short AAC copy, we can unmark the beginning and end of the original audio track.

In the latest editions of the program (for example, iTunes 12.5.X), the Create AAC version option will be available from the menu:

File → Convert → Create ACC version.

After trimming the melody and saving a fragment of the song, it will be saved on the computer in the directory Apple Music.

Step 4: Right-click on the ACC version and open Show in Windows Explorer. Here you can change the extension from m4a to m4r.

After saving, move the file from the folder to the Desktop.

If the m4a file extension is not displayed (that is, you only see the file name), then Windows has activated a feature that hides extensions. In this case, it will not be possible to change the format.

To show extensions in Windows, go to the following path:
Windows Explorer - File menu - Change settings and properties

Open the View tab, then in the Advanced options section, find the Hide extensions for known file types item and uncheck it. Confirm the changes with OK.

Step 5. In the iTunes program, go to Settings (three dots) – Sounds – Ringtones. Drag a melody from the Desktop to this section.

Step 6. Now you need to sync your iPhone with iTunes. In the devices section, click on the iPhone icon and go to

Sounds → Sync Sounds → Selected Sounds →

and select the songs you want to sync with your iPhone.

Step 7. How to Set Any Song as Ringtone on iPhone

On your iPhone, go to Settings → Sounds → Ringtone and select a new ringtone from the list (it should be at the very top of the list).

That's all. In this way you can easily trim a song and set a fragment of it as a ringtone. Now you can repeat this process and add as many ringtones created from the songs you like as you want.

Changing the default ringtone in the iOS operating system is a little more complicated than on . It is not clear why, but Apple developers did not want to provide an easy opportunity for owners of Apple devices to show their individuality.

Let's not talk too much and get down to business. Let's try to create step-by-step instructions with screenshots for changing the standard ringtone on an iPhone running iOS system 10.3.1.

First, download the musical composition or song that you will play on your iPhone. Then launch iTunes on your PC and connect your smartphone to it.

IN open window iTunes select a tab "Songs" and simply drag and drop the desired music file there:

In the new window, you need to set an interval of approximately 30-40 seconds. The operating system simply recognizes longer tracks as a regular song or the like. Thus, you need to enter the beginning and end of the melody in numbers. Then click “OK” in the lower right.

Note: it is better to set the ringtone duration for iPhone to 30 seconds.

Then you need to go to the menu “File / Convert / Create a version in AAC format”. It is this format that corresponds to the ringtone for the iOS operating system and, accordingly, the iPhone:

The new “cut” ringtone will appear immediately below the original and will look like this:

Right-click on it (RMB) and select “Show in Windows Explorer” in the context menu that appears:

We need this procedure in order to change the extension of the musical ringtone we created, the one we “cut”.

You can go to the “Start/Control Panel/All Control Panel Items/Folder Options/View” menu and uncheck the checkbox next to “Hide extensions for known file types.” Click OK:

Previously, we clicked “Show in Windows Explorer” - we return to this window and see our future custom ringtone for iPhone. Now you can see the extension of this music file and change it to the one that matches the iPhone ringtone extension.

Old file with extension .m4a change to .m4r. Save the changes. Go to the iTunes window and look for the Songs/Media Library tab when the smartphone is connected to the PC. Just drag our new ringtone into this window:

This is where the dancing with the tambourine practically ends. You just need to synchronize smartphone iPhone with iTunes installed on your PC and that’s it. And don’t forget to change the standard ringtone to your own in the menu of the phone itself.

That's our step-by-step instruction with screenshots for changing the melody (ringtone) on the iPhone ends. Changed the ringtone on iPhone 5S 16 GB with operating system iOS 10.3.

To set a ringtone on an iPhone, you can use several methods. There are a number of useful software and utilities for this; a similar function is available on the phone itself. The user can set a new ringtone in just a few minutes, but a number of features must be taken into account. Let's take a closer look at the procedure and possible problems with synchronizing devices and transferring music from PC to smartphone.

Put the song on iPhone call available via iTunes. To do this, you must first install the software on your computer and synchronize your devices using your Apple ID.

Then follow the instructions:

• Open the program and go to the "File" menu. Select the “Add folder to media library” column there.

• You will be taken to the computer explorer, where you need to select a pre-prepared folder with music downloaded from the Internet. All of it must be in m4r format, otherwise the iPhone will not recognize the tracks.

• Upload the folder to the program library and select the desired track. After that, open the “Details” of the file.
• Next, go to the “Parameters” subsection. Here you need to select the start and end time of the track - the segment of the melody that will be set for the call. You can leave the original values ​​if necessary (from start to finish).

• Click "Ok" and close the window. Then return to the list of tracks and right-click on the track that has already been “trimmed” for the ringtone.
• Click “Create ACC version” and wait for the conversion to complete. This is exactly the format that ringtones on an iPhone should have.

• A copy of the track will appear in the general list of songs. Click on it and select “Show in Explorer”. From the folder that opens, drag the track into the iTunes program window.

You can change the ringtone in this way on all modern models of the brand - 5s, 6s, 6, 7, 8.

After all the above steps, you need to connect the phone to the computer and wait for synchronization with the program. In the “Sounds” section of the phone settings menu, the created ringtones will become available.

When installing a melody through iTunes, you do not need to buy the track, it is absolutely free, but it may take some time.

If file extensions are hidden on your computer, you won’t be able to install a ringtone this way. You will need to disable the option in advance.

iTools is an alternative version of iTunes, but it was created not by Apple developers, but by third-party specialists. In a sense, the program creates ringtones faster due to the fact that you don’t have to fool around with the file format. However, using software that is not designed for the iPhone operating system may cause conflicts with the phone's native applications, so you should be careful.

To set a ringtone using iTools, follow these instructions:

• Go to the program and in the “Music” section, click on the “Add” button to add new tracks to the software.

• Select the desired track and click “Make ringtone” to create a ringtone for your smartphone.

• In the next window you will see the full duration of the melody. It is necessary to set its beginning and end or leave it unchanged.

• Next, save the track using the “Save” button. The program will automatically prompt you to do this in in the required format to the folder of your choice.

• Find the created ringtone and simply drag it from the folder into the program window - it will be added automatically.
• Connect your device to your computer and select “Import to device” to transfer music to your iPhone.

The program is not Russified, so only the English interface is available to the user.

If you don’t want to install the melody using iTunes, you can use a third-party software- WALTR 2. Paid downloads are available on the official website. free version BY. With its help, you can download files of any suitable formats and any length to your iPhone. When transferring, the selected file is converted automatically, which is much more convenient than in iTunes.

To transfer a track via WALTR, use the instructions:

• Immediately after installation, the program will search for available devices via Wi-Fi, so this option must be enabled on your phone.
• After the software finds required device, it will reflect it on its interface. You must click on the “Drop file here” button.

• After this, just find any track in the computer folder and drag it with the mouse onto the main program window. After the transfer is completed, the melody will appear on the phone and can be set as a ringtone.

• It should be remembered that it is best to pre-cut the track to 15-30 seconds in duration so that it is reflected in the list of ringtones on the phone. Otherwise, it will be reflected in the explorer, but will not be recognized by the smartphone as a new call.

On this moment Only the English version of the program is available, but managing the software does not cause any particular problems even for those who do not know the language.

The program supports work as with an operating system Mac system, and Windows, thanks to which you can import tracks from non-Apple devices.

Services for trimming audio in m4r format

If the choice fell on third party applications that allow you to quickly transfer files to an iPhone, you need to bother searching convenient service to trim audio. The ringtone of Apple smartphones can only be set to a track whose duration does not exceed 30 seconds, so the question is relevant.

Not all software has functionality for cropping, but it is very easy to find relevant sites on the Internet. The first three from the search results for the query “online services for trimming audio m4r”:

• Ringer - simple functionality of the site allows you to quickly trim audio to the required timing and save it in the required format.
• Ringtosha - the same simple interface with a minimum of functions that are required to create a ringtone in a few minutes.
• Inettools - the service has a separate section for trimming audio and video for iPhones. The video instructions on the website will help you do everything correctly. The process is no different from the previous two.

All of the listed online services are completely free. If you have a good Internet connection, the quality of the track will not decrease, but if data transfer is difficult, the downloaded file may not meet the sound level requirements.

Setting a ringtone through the iTunes Store

If the user has the opportunity to purchase the track he likes, he can do this through the iTunes store. The functionality of the application allows iPhone owners to listen to and buy a short excerpt of a song or an entire album by the artist.

The right to listen and download purchased tracks is assigned to the user forever from using Apple ID. So, after downloading the melody you like, you can set it as a ringtone. For this:

1. Purchase the desired track in any of the sections of the application - foreign or Russian.
2. Click on the track and select the “Sound” section at the bottom of the screen and set the song as a ringtone by clicking “Ok”.

This is the most quick way change and download the necessary melody to your phone, but it’s only suitable for those who are willing to pay for music.

Russian-language songs are much cheaper than foreign ones. On average, a track can cost 19 or 12 rubles if there is a discount.

To set or change a ringtone on an iPhone, you can use both native and third-party applications. But since Apple phones require audio recordings in a certain format - m4r, it is necessary not only to convert the file, but also to trim it to 30 seconds. Otherwise, the smartphone will not recognize the track and you will not be able to set it to the ringtone. The rest of the process is quite easy. The user can take the simplest route and purchase the track through iTunes Store to set it as a ringtone directly on your phone. But since not all iPhone owners are willing to pay for music, this option is left for last if, for some reason, neither native nor third-party applications helped transfer music to the phone.

Still, Apple is a surprisingly paradoxical company. Here its head at the next presentation of the new i-device assures that this is the friendliest gadget in the world. But his user, who ( this is not the first hour) is trying to find an easy way to set your favorite ringtone on iPhone. And it’s all in vain, because the Apple giant, while creating the most understandable and convenient platform, also wanted it to be the safest and most concerned about copyrights.

However, as we know, chasing several birds with one stone is rarely successful. However, Apple caught a couple of big-eared ones - iOS is indeed much less vulnerable than competing platforms, and it protects copyrights better than others. But friendliness in this race suffered seriously. And at a time when users of other smartphones can put music on a call in two stages, the owner of an i-gadget has to perform much more manipulations.

IN currently For iPhone users without jailbreak (that is, not jailbroken), there are three ways that will help you install a ringtone on your iPhone. The first of them is creating a ringtone using iTunes on a PC and then synchronizing the smartphone and computer. This method is a real classic. The second is purchasing tracks on iPhone through the iTunes Store. And finally, the third method is to use third-party software that allows you to set a ringtone for your iPhone without using iTunes or a computer.

Well, let's look at all the methods in order.

Set ringtone music from using iTunes, frankly speaking, is not as difficult as they say, in the sense that no special knowledge or skills are required here - just find instructions on the Internet and strictly follow them. Another question is that this is a rather dreary long process. However, you need to know the “classics”, and therefore we present for you detailed instructions- how to set a ringtone on iPhone using iTunes.

For convenience, we will divide the whole process into three stages:

• turning a track into a ringtone
• converting it to m4r format - the fact is that the iPhone “understands” only m4r ringtones
• sending a ringtone to iPhone and setting it as a ringtone

Turning a track into a ringtone

Convert to m4r format

Sending a ringtone to iPhone and setting it as a ringtone

So, before us is the third and most important stage - how to install the resulting melody on our iPhone?

You see, as we promised, the instructions are not complicated, but quite long.

Now let's look at faster ways.

How can I set a ringtone for an iPhone ringtone via the iTunes Store?

Of course, this method is much simpler than the first, but it has two significant drawbacks. Firstly, you will have to pay for ringtones from the iTunes Store; and, besides, the store’s catalog is, of course, huge, but it’s far from a fact that it will contain the melody you need.

However, if you are willing to pay, just not to go through the steps described in the previous instructions, and also if a certain melody is not very important to you, but just want something new, here is a guide for you - how to put a ringtone on an iPhone using the iTunes Store:

Look how simple everything is and, in fact, inexpensive; a ringtone costs 19 rubles on average.

How can I put my favorite song on my iPhone using third-party software?

It must be said that there are a number of programs and applications that allow you to set your music as a ringtone on an iPhone without iTunes, but some of them only work for jailbroken devices, the other part is not very intuitive and easy to use and it’s easier to learn native iTunes , after all, it is useful not only for setting a ringtone. However, we have nevertheless chosen for you one program and one application that give a simple and clear answer to the question of how to set a ringtone on an iPhone without iTunes. Let's figure out how to work with them:

GarageBand app

Download this application can be found in the official app store for i-techniques - App Store. It is especially convenient because you do not need a PC to work with it.

How to make a ringtone using GarageBand? Follow these instructions:

Like this interesting way Let us remind you that putting your music on your iPhone is especially attractive because you can do without a computer. However, it has a small drawback - the GarageBand application costs 379 rubles.

I know what you’re thinking, why is everything so complicated or not free? Well, “for dessert” we prepared both simple and free way how to make a ringtone on iPhone...

Waltr program + online music editing services

How to install music using Waltr? First we prepare the ringtone:

Now we reset it to the iPhone:

Yes! It's that simple! A great way, for which I would like to say a huge thank you to the developers who made WALTR.

Let's summarize

Well, now you know how to set your own ringtone for an iPhone and, I hope, you will agree with us - doing this is not as difficult as it seems at first glance. The main thing is to choose the method that suits you. Someone may say, why all these changed ringtones, after all, there are native ones, but we assure you that someday you will certainly get bored with them and you will want to change them and put your favorite song on your iPhone ringtone!

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The reliability of iOS security can be a real torture for owners of an Apple device. Difficulties begin when you try to install MP3 music for a ringtone, unfortunately, this format Does not support Apple, which is a big disadvantage of iPhones.

The iTunes program will help us, and not only it. Would you like to quickly find out how to put a song on a ringtone on an iPhone 5s via iTunes? This is exactly what will be discussed in this article.

Readers of the article will be offered two options for solving this problem. You will also find out which option is better suited for such tasks and will speed up the process of obtaining ringtones.

This is not news for advanced users, but for beginners this information will be a discovery, and I hope it will be useful.

The iTunes mentioned above contains all the required functions to obtain ringtones in the format we need. Let's look at practical examples, how to change an MP3 file to the m4r format for iPhone, this is the format that your device can recognize.

Adding music to your library

I hope you took care to download the music for the ringtone on your PC in advance? To quickly go to Windows Explorer, to select downloaded music, use Ctrl+O, this reduces the time of your actions.

Selecting a fragment for a ringtone

After adding a melody to the program, it should be trimmed. Right-click on the desired melody, then click details.

Then, in the parameters, cut out the desired segment that will be used for the ringtone.

An important condition is to cut part musical composition should last up to 39 seconds, no more.

You should decide in advance at what second your music will start, and already set this value when selecting a fragment. Don't forget to save your changes.

Starting the conversion process

All versions of iTunes have almost identical features. But, in latest version iTunes from the library window will not convert using context menu to create a melody in AAC formats. Let's proceed as follows:

• Click on the newly cropped fragment to select it;
• Open the file tab;
• Find the option to create a new version;
• Click on ACC format.

The conversion of the selected fragment will start, upon completion you will see another file, the length of this file will correspond to your settings.

How to change the AAC extension to the M4r format?

You already understand that Apple smartphones use a special ringtone format with the m4r extension for ringtones. This means you need to change the AAC format to M4r, required for ringtones on Apple devices.

Right-click on the file and select show in explorer. Rename the file, replacing the extension with m4r.

In the meantime, go back to iTunes, click “view”, select the “sound” section in the media file types, drag the file saved on your computer into it.

Sync iPhone with iTunes

After completing the steps with the future ringtone, you need to connect your Apple smartphone to the computer and synchronize between the iPhone and the computer.

The last step is to put the downloaded ringtone on your iPhone. Now it's not difficult anymore. You can set a new melody in the smartphone settings; it will already be visible in media files. For those who do not know how to do this, I give instructions.

Disconnect the iPhone from the PC, enter the “settings” of the iPhone, go to “sounds”, activate the “ringtone” item, select the newly downloaded ringtone from the list. Now you have a new ringtone.

Services for free ringtone creation

Now let's talk about how to create music for iPhone much faster and easier. There are many online tools, thanks to which dialing ringtones for iPhone is done very quickly. You can find such a service through search bar your browser.

Upload the music you like, move the limiting marker to the desired duration (but no more than 39 seconds), click “Create a ringtone for iPhone”, then “Trim”, then all you have to do is download the finished file, place it in the iTunes library, “Sounds” tab.

Search, choose, create new melodies.

Now you know how to put a song on ringtone on iPhone 5s via iTunes

After reading this information, each user will be able to easily install the melody they like on their Apple device.

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