How to Add Ringtones to iPhone

Download purchased music

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Open the iTunes Store ringtone store on iPhone. The app is purple with a white musical note in the middle of a white circle.

You'll be able to download ringtones from here if you're restoring a backup on a new phone; if not, you can copy downloaded music from your old phone.

You can also go through this process by connecting your iPhone to iTunes to sync your library.

If you're not signed in to your Apple ID, you'll need to sign in to access your purchased playlists.

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Click More in the lower right corner of the screen.

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Click Purchased . This option is near the top of the screen.

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Tap Tones . If you don't see this option on the "Purchased" page, your iPhone ringtone is already on your phone.

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Tap a ringtone. The ringtone page will open.

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Click the cloud icon to the right of the ringtone name. Ringtones will be downloaded to iPhone; Once done, the track will be in your phone's "Ringtone" list.

Set a custom ringtone for iTunes

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Open iTunes on your computer. The app has a white icon with a multicolored musical note. If you don't have iTunes installed on your computer, you'll need to download and install the app first.

If a pop-up asks you to update iTunes, click Download Update and wait for iTunes to update. You'll need to restart your computer after iTunes finishes updating.

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Click and drag the ringtone to drop it into iTunes. If the ringtone is already on iTunes, skip this step.

You can double-click the ringtone if iTunes is the default audio player on your computer.

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Click the Music bar . This option is in the upper-left corner of the iTunes window, just below the "Library" column.

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Click Tones in the drop-down menu. You will see your ringtone. If you double-click the file and the music starts playing, you should be able to copy it to your iPhone.

If you're prompted to find the file, click and drag the ringtone to the iTunes window before continuing.

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Connect your phone to the computer. Plug the large end of the cable into a USB port on your computer, then plug the end of the charging cord into the bottom port of your iPhone.

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Click the iPhone-shaped icon at the top of the options column, on the left side of the iTunes window.

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Click the Tones option located below your iPhone's name in the left column of the iTunes window.

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Make sure Tones is selected for sync. If there's no check in the box next to "Tones" at the top of the page, click the "Tones" box, then "Remove and Sync" when prompted.

If you must enable sync, unplug your iPhone, then plug it back in to continue. You need to click on the device icon again and then on Tones.

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Click Selected Tones located below the "Tones" heading at the top of the page. A list of ringtones in your iTunes library will open.

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Click the box next to the ringtone name to choose a ringtone to download to iPhone.

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Click the Apply button near the bottom-right corner of the iTunes window.

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Click Done once the sync is complete. This option is in the lower-right corner of the iTunes window. When the sync is complete, you'll hear a confirmation sound and the progress bar at the top of the window will disappear. Ringtones are now on your iPhone and can be accessed in your iPhone's Settings.

You may need to re-sync your iTunes library to your iPhone after this process. This does not affect your ringtone.

Set a ringtone as default

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Open the Settings app with a gray gear icon, usually located on the Home screen.

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Scroll down and tap Sounds near the top of the "Settings" page.

If you have an iPhone 7 or 7 Plus, tap Sounds & Haptics.

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Tap Ringtone near the bottom of the screen.

If your iPhone has a 4.7-inch screen, you'll need to scroll down to see this option.

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Scroll to the top of the "Ringtone" page. All downloadable ringtones are located here; You can tap the ringtone name at the top of the page to set it as the default ringtone for any incoming or FaceTime calls.

Set ringtone for contact

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Open the Contacts app on your iPhone. The app is gray with a black shadow of a human head inside.

Or, open Phone and tap the Contacts tab at the bottom of the screen.

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Tap the contact name. You may need to scroll down to select the contact to search.

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Click Edit in the upper right corner of the screen.

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Tap the Ringtone option near the bottom of the screen.

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Scroll down and tap ringtone. Below the "Ringtones" heading at the top of the page are all the ringtones in your phone; tap to select the desired ringtone.

Any ringtone you have added yourself to your phone will also appear below the "Opening (Default)" ringtone, the Vietnamese version is "Opening (Default)" at the top of the "Ringtone" menu.

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Tap Done in the upper-right corner of the screen.

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Click Done to save the changes. Again, this option is located in the upper-right corner of the screen. From now on, every time the selected contact calls you, you'll hear a custom ringtone (even if your iPhone's main ringtone is a different sound).

Micah Soto

Update 21 February 2022