Non-scammy ringtones for iPhone?
September 26, 2015 7:17 AM Subscribe
I'm sick of my ringtones, and would like a new one. Ideally free, but pay is OK, too. I have an iPhone, and specifically I'd like Olivia Pope's ringtone. Googling this is a big ole mess, and the App store is no better. Every webpage and app look like they are designed specifically to brick the phone. Halp.
Best answer: If you have/can sync your phone with a computer with Itunes you can turn just about any MP3/audio file into a ring tone.
posted by Captain_Science at 7:51 AM on September 26, 2015 [9 favorites]
posted by Captain_Science at 7:51 AM on September 26, 2015 [9 favorites]
Best answer: Is this it? I put the mp3 up and also converted it to an iPhone m4r.
posted by Huck500 at 8:00 AM on September 26, 2015 [3 favorites]
posted by Huck500 at 8:00 AM on September 26, 2015 [3 favorites]
You can use the one I made ages ago. It definitely gets your attention.
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 8:01 AM on September 26, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 8:01 AM on September 26, 2015 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Huck! That's it! Now I have to figure out how to get it on my phone. :-)
posted by Stewriffic at 10:14 AM on September 26, 2015
posted by Stewriffic at 10:14 AM on September 26, 2015
Of course Huck figured it out for you :)
posted by rubster at 4:07 PM on September 26, 2015 [8 favorites]
posted by rubster at 4:07 PM on September 26, 2015 [8 favorites]
As a general instruction for how to convert mp3 to m4r files (the file format that works directly as a ringtone, using just an mp3 and iTunes on a computer (you'll need to edit the mp3 using Audacity or the like unless it's already the right length you want, etc.):
http://howto-themes-for-iphones.blogspot.com/2009/12/how-to-convert-mp3-to-m4r.html
This article is a couple of years old and is Windows-PC centric, but I believe it could be done on a Mac as well. (on edit, Captain Science's link above is newer and Mac-centric)
It seems like the sort of thing Apple could turn into one button push, except that it might diminish the scammy ringtone business
(I have Kurt Wallander's ringtone from the BBC Wallander production converted to apple ringtone if anyone wants it. :-) )
One of my developers turned this profanity-laced tirade he found into a tone that went off whenever his co-worker, who sat right next to him, texted him (his texts were usually stupid questions that he didn't want to ask out loud). Yeah, my developer is a little passive-aggressive.
posted by randomkeystrike at 7:10 AM on September 27, 2015
http://howto-themes-for-iphones.blogspot.com/2009/12/how-to-convert-mp3-to-m4r.html
This article is a couple of years old and is Windows-PC centric, but I believe it could be done on a Mac as well. (on edit, Captain Science's link above is newer and Mac-centric)
It seems like the sort of thing Apple could turn into one button push, except that it might diminish the scammy ringtone business
(I have Kurt Wallander's ringtone from the BBC Wallander production converted to apple ringtone if anyone wants it. :-) )
One of my developers turned this profanity-laced tirade he found into a tone that went off whenever his co-worker, who sat right next to him, texted him (his texts were usually stupid questions that he didn't want to ask out loud). Yeah, my developer is a little passive-aggressive.
posted by randomkeystrike at 7:10 AM on September 27, 2015
Response by poster: It's on my phone!
posted by Stewriffic at 8:46 AM on September 27, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by Stewriffic at 8:46 AM on September 27, 2015 [2 favorites]
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posted by pipeski at 7:32 AM on September 26, 2015 [1 favorite]