How to create and buy a ringtone for your iPhone (U.S. iTunes Store)
Summary
You can create iPhone ringtones from many songs purchased from the iTunes Store. Personalize your ringtone by choosing up to 30 seconds of your favorite song with the easy-to-use iTunes ringtone editor. You can also fade the ringtone in and out, and choose how long to wait before looping the ringtone.
Ringtones are only available for purchase from the U.S. iTunes Store.
Products Affected
iPhone, iTunes Store, iTunes, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS
Once you create a ringtone, sync it to your iPhone. You can have your ringtone play for all phone calls or assign ringtones to specific contacts.
Here's how to create a new ringtone:
- Select a ringtone-eligible song from your iTunes Music library. Eligible songs are indicated with a bell icon (
) next to the song name when in list view. If you do not see the bell icon on any songs, select Music on the left side of the iTunes window and then choose View > View Options. Make sure the Ringtone checkbox is checked. - Click the bell icon next to the song name, or choose Store > Create Ringtone. The Ringtone Editor appears at the bottom of the screen.
- Adjust the highlighted area to choose your preferred segment of the song (up to 30 seconds). You can also fade the ringtone in or out.
- To change the gap between rings, choose an option from the Looping pop-up menu. Click Preview to hear your ringtone before purchasing. Once you're satisfied with your ringtone, click Buy.
- Sync your iPhone to iTunes.
Find out more in our Ringtone Frequently Asked Questions.
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