Please select the file, press Ctrl + C to copy and paste it by pressing Ctrl + V in iTunes in the Tones tab. Now, go back to the File Explorer, where your ringtone.m4r is present.Ĥ. Once your phone’s window opens, click Tones under ‘ On My Device.’ģ. Click the ‘Devices’ icon, as shown in the screenshot above.Ģ. If on Windows 10, you’ll have to tap “Trust this computer” and enter the passcode when prompted on your iPhone.ġ. Once you’ve done all the steps above, connect your iPhone to your computer using the USB cable.

Right-click the file, click Rename and change it from “ XYZ.m4a” to “ XYZ.m4r,” where XYZ is the name of your song file.Ĭan’t see or change file extensions on your Windows 10 or Windows 8 PC? Open File Explorer, click the ‘View’ tab at the top, and check the box for “File name extensions.” Step 5- Import and Sync Ringtone to your iPhone Now you need to change the extension of your song from m4a to m4r. Not sure which one of the two is the AAC version? Right-click the song > File Info > File and check the file kind.įurthermore, if you don’t see the option to create an AAC version, click the Edit menu > Preferences > Import Settings and change the ‘Import Using’ option to “AAC Encoder.” Step 4- Change Extension You can now delete the older MP3 version if you want. You’ll now see a duplicate file with the same name in your library. Then, tap on File at the top-left and select Convert.Ĥ. The same can be done using the convert option in iTunes.Ģ. You’ll now have to create an AAC version of the ringtone. Note: The length of the ringtone can be a maximum of 30 seconds. Here, check the start and stop boxes and set the desired timings for your ringtone. Once the new window opens, click on the Options tab.Ĥ. Right-click the song in your iTunes library.ģ. Skip this step if you’ve already trimmed the ringtone.ġ.

Once the audio file is added to your iTunes library, you can select the start and stop timing for the ringtone using the steps below. Select the MP3 or AAC ringtone file from your drive.

Click File on the top left and select ‘ Add File to Library.’Ĥ. If you have already downloaded an MP3 or AAC ringtone file on your PC (which I think most of you will prefer), all you need to do is:ġ. To start with, make sure that the song you want to set as a ringtone is in your iTunes library. Do note that the process is quite lengthy and can be tiresome. Once you’ve installed/ updated iTunes, you can proceed with the steps below.

Create new itunes library