How to set a ringtone on Android: music, song or ringtone

I remember myself in 2008, when the “aluminum” iPhone 2G first came into my hands, my delight knew no bounds. The device was so revolutionary that it took quite a long time to study its capabilities. Sometimes basic procedures for smartphones of that time took quite a lot of time, for example: “ How to set a ringtone on iPhone?". Now this is not a problem for experienced users of iOS devices, but perhaps the information “under the cut” will be useful for beginners.
Of course, it is incorrect to use the verb “set” in relation to a ringtone (ringtone) for an iPhone, but to make it clear to everyone, and even to the youngest iPhone owner, we will leave the topic of the instructions unchanged.

Contents of the instructions:

How to download ringtone to iPhone?
Ways to download ringtones to iPhone
Downloading a ringtone to iPhone via iTunes
Downloading a ringtone to iPhone using a file manager
How to set a ringtone on iPhone?

In fact, the meaning of the word “put” in the context of today’s article includes 2 stages at once:

Download ringtone to iPhone;
Set ringtone as ringtone in iPhone .

Setting a ringtone for a contact in Android 5.1

At the beginning of the operation, in the main menu of your smartphone or tablet, select “Contacts”.

Now in the contact list, select the person for whom you want to assign a separate ringtone. Next, at the very top we see the “Change” option - click on it.

Then select “Add another field” at the bottom of the screen.

Now click on the “Ringtone” line.

Now, when you click on this field, you will have access to various sounds, including your own - just click on the option at the very bottom - “add a melody”.

A list of available ones will be displayed on the screen. Choose the one that interests you.

In other smartphones, for example, HTC with the Sense interface, the process is slightly different from that described above.

You need to click on the “Melody” section, where you will see a list without the “change” option. Select one and click OK.

When installing a ringtone or song from internal memory or a MicroSD card, then everything may also look slightly different.

Now you need to go back to your contacts list, select the contact for which you want to set your sound, go to the Ringtone section and expand it.

Note that the music you previously selected appears in the list, which can easily be assigned to one or a group of contacts. Good luck.

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Many smartphone users on the Android operating system do not know about all the functions of their device. This OS allows you to customize almost everything and personalize your phone: set not only the standard melody for calls and SMS, but also any of your own, turn on video display for an incoming call, or put music on a separate contact or group so that you can identify the caller without looking at the screen.

Using the player

Sometimes a user listens to music from his playlist and suddenly realizes that this melody must be on the call. Especially for such cases, another method has been developed to set the sound for an incoming call. It is much simpler than the previous one and requires fewer steps.

By connecting to a PC

The Sound Selector application can display not only standard ringtones, but also custom ones. However, sounds simply saved on the smartphone will not be available. So how do they become visible to this program? To do this you will need a computer and some theoretical knowledge.

How to download ringtone to iPhone?

Let's assume that you already have a ringtone file with the .m4r extension and you can start downloading the ringtone into the iPhone's memory. If you don’t yet know how to create ringtones yourself, use our instructions “How to create a ringtone for iPhone with your own hands?”

Ways to download ringtones to iPhone

Via iTunes ;
Third party file managers .

Downloading a ringtone to iPhone via iTunes

1) Connect your iPhone to your computer and launch iTunes ;

File menu, select “ Add file to library ” and select the ringtone file on your local disk. The ringtone will appear in the iTunes Sounds ;

3) Go to the main page with iTunes synchronization settings with iPhone in the “ Sounds ” section. If your iTunes library does not have any ringtones downloaded, the “Sounds” section on the synchronization settings page will be unavailable, remember this;

4) In the “Sounds” section, check the box next to “ Synchronize sounds ”, and then, if desired, you can set the synchronization of only the marked ringtones, or all downloaded to the iTunes library;

5) In the lower right corner of the iTunes window, click on the “ Apply ” button;

6) Wait for iTunes library .

After completing the operations described above, your custom ringtone will be safely downloaded into the iPhone's memory and will become available in iOS Settings.

Downloading a ringtone to iPhone using a file manager

Is it possible to do without iTunes when downloading ringtones (and more) to iPhone? You can, for this there are alternative file managers that allow you to upload and download content (not only music) from the iPhone without synchronizing it with iTunes.

Let's look at the method “ how to add a ringtone to iPhone ” using iFunBox .

iFunBox is one of the best file managers for iOS devices. Works well with both jailbroken and non-jailbroken devices.

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1) Launch iFunBox;

2) In the horizontal navigation menu, go to the “ Quick ToolBox ” tab;

Import Files and Data ” section, User Ringtone ” icon;

4) In the program window that appears, click on the “ Click here to browse music files ” button and open the ringtone file on the local drive of your computer. Ready !

The ringtone file will be successfully downloaded to the iPhone and will become available for selection in iPhone Settings.

Setting a ringtone using iPhone apps

Paid and fast - iTunes Store app

The iTunes Store offers you a convenient catalog to purchase and listen to your favorite songs. Also, through this service you can purchase ready-made ringtones without wasting time on processing and downloading songs yourself.

Do you think this pleasure costs a lot of money? But no! Compared to foreign offers, the prices in the catalog of Russian melodies are quite attractive. One song costs around 20 rubles.

It only takes 7 simple steps:

go to ringtones on your iPhone: Settings > Sounds > Ringtone;
at the very top of the menu, select “Sound Store”;
The iTunes Store application will open (immediately on the “Sounds” tab;
listen to the melodies and choose the right one;
click on its price and purchase the melody;
the purchased melody will appear in the list of ringtones;
Now you can set a melody for the call - just click on it so that a checkmark appears opposite it.

Free - GarageBand app

If you want to set a ringtone on your iPhone for free directly from the smartphone itself, then the excellent GarageBand program is at your service!

To set a ringtone, do the following:

open the “App store” on your iPhone;
find and download install GarageBand (it's free!);
launch the GarageBand program on your device;
select tools in the main menu and click on them;
go to the pointer button in the upper left corner and click on it;
click on the “open file” function and select the song of interest by clicking;
After importing the track, the audio track will appear in the music field. Here you have the option to remove or trim it;
go to the “my songs” function, name the track and click “Save”;
perform synchronization.

How to set a ringtone on iPhone?

The first stage of downloading your own ringtone file to the iPhone is completed, let's proceed to the simplest phase, assign the downloaded ringtone as a ringtone.

1) On iPhone , go to Settings -> Sounds -> Section “ Sounds and vibration patterns ” -> Ringtone ;

2) With a short tap on the device screen , check the box next to the name of the downloaded ringtone . The ringtone will start playing. Ready!

So, with the help of simple manipulations you can quickly set a ringtone in iPhone 4 , 5 and any other, the procedure is identical for all iOS devices. If only I had known this back then, in 2008, I could have customized the iPhone “for myself” much faster. Did you find the instructions helpful or did you have any questions? Write in the comments, we will certainly help!

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How to set a ringtone for calls or SMS in Android settings

The Android firmware itself already has built-in functionality that allows you to set and change your ringtone for a call or text message. To do this, go to “Settings” through the main Android menu, select “Sound”, and in it find the items that match the name for your purpose. The names of the items may differ depending on the version and manufacturer of the firmware, in general, look for what - something similar to “Vibrate and ringtone”, “Melody”, etc. In my firmware, the menu items responsible for setting the call melody are called “Phone ringtone” and message melody (“Notification ringtone”).

By going to this item, you will be able to set your own melody for incoming calls or SMS and mms messages.

Many firmwares in this way allow you to choose only from the standard melodies built into the Android operating system by developers. For those who do not want to be content with this and want to have a melody from their collection as a ringtone, there is a simple solution - the Rings Extended application. It is free to download on Google Play, and upon installation it adds the ability for the user to select a melody from all the audio files that are on the system.

Download via the Chinese equivalent of iTunes - iTools

The simple, understandable iTools program has seriously supplanted the Apple application, and has deservedly become popular among owners of expensive iPhone gadgets. Its advantages are:

minimum size MB
fast loading, which gives 5x time savings
ability to download videos, photos in various formats
ability to set your favorite ringtone without synchronization and in a matter of seconds

Before you start installing a call on your iPhone using the iTools program, you need to download it to your personal computer. The latest version for Mac OS and Windows can be found here

Installation procedure:

1. Open the program, select “Tools” in the upper left corner, then click on the bell icon on the right - “Create ringtone” (or you can click on the shortcut directly on the first screen of the program);

2. In the new window, the last column on the right is “Select from phone or computer” (1) - click and select the composition on the basis of which the ringtone will be created. You can listen to the track, set the beginning and end of the ringtone in the box below (2). Select the desired section of the melody, trim and save the new track to your desktop (3);

3. The iPhone is connected using a USB cable to the PC, “Media” is selected in the iTools program, then the “Ringtone” tab opens in the right column and the saved melody is dragged directly from the desktop into it. Or, before starting the operation, you can connect your iPhone to your computer and immediately click on “Import to phone.”

4. Ready! All that remains is to go from your iPhone to the “Settings”, “Sounds”, “Ringtone” folder, select the last added file and install it for a general incoming call or for a specific subscriber.

The ease of installation and extraction of ringtones on iPhone using the iTools program compares favorably with iTunes, but, as they say, the choice is up to the user.

We put music on the call via iTunes

Initially, iTunes was a media player that was designed specifically for Apple gadgets; gradually the program was transformed and improved. Now this is an online store where you can download ringtones and songs for a certain price, as well as watch movies and listen to the radio.

All songs that will be used as a ringtone on the iPhone must be recorded in a special M4R extension, and the track duration must be exactly 40 seconds. In reality, this process is simple, the main thing is to follow a certain procedure:

Step 1. Select and download the file from the desired melody in iTunes. To do this, open the pre-installed iTunes program, go to the appropriate section - “Music”, click on the note icon in the upper left corner. Then click “File”, and in the window that appears, select the line “Add file to library”. The last step is to check the downloaded file directly in the media library.

Step-2. The playback of a musical composition must be reduced to the standard 40 seconds. If the duration of the melody even slightly exceeds the stated limit, then it will not be able to be installed on an iPhone call. You can trim a song using special programs available in the smartphone’s memory or in iTunes itself.

Create a ringtone for iPhone

Below we will look at several ways to create a ringtone for your iPhone: using an online service, the proprietary iTunes program and the device itself.

Trimming and converting a song to .m4r format

Using GarageBand

First, let's figure out how to make a ringtone for an iPhone using the GarageBand application. This is perhaps one of the easiest ways to create a ringtone right on your phone. The main thing is that it does not require money. To create a ringtone, you will need a DRM-free track, that is, it must be transferred to the device’s memory and not purchased from the iTunes Store.

Found a suitable track and downloaded it to your smartphone? Let's see how you can make a ringtone for iPhone using iPhone.

Launch GarageBand. Click on the plus sign to create a new project.

Select any tool to start working with the application.
Switch to Tracks mode by clicking the button in the top left corner.

Go to the sections menu by clicking on the plus in the upper right corner.

Click on Section A to increase the number of bars. Set the value to 60 and tap “Done”.

Click on the loop icon.

Switch to the Music tab and select the track you want to make a ringtone from. Grab it with your finger and drag it to a separate track.

Select the desired fragment, reducing the composition from the beginning to the end. Move it to the zero mark on the track. The fragment must be no longer than 30 seconds, otherwise GarageBand will trim it automatically.
Go to the "My Songs" section.

Tap and hold a track until an additional menu appears. Select the “Share” item in it.
Click on "Ringtone" and select export.