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Is there a simplest way to make ringtones on Apple Music?

iPhone 11

simplest way to make ringtone from purchased Apple Music


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iPhone 6s, iOS 15

Posted on Oct 31, 2023 12:47 PM

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Posted on May 30, 2024 4:10 PM

In the past you could set a song from your Apple Music library as your ring tone without any apps. It was a selection under ringtones. For some reason with updates that action has been taken out though. It’s sad because having to download an extra app just to put a song as a ring tone is a waste of time and phone space. Apple needs to just bring back the original option under ringtone settings.

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May 30, 2024 4:10 PM in response to MatMetInc

In the past you could set a song from your Apple Music library as your ring tone without any apps. It was a selection under ringtones. For some reason with updates that action has been taken out though. It’s sad because having to download an extra app just to put a song as a ring tone is a waste of time and phone space. Apple needs to just bring back the original option under ringtone settings.

Oct 31, 2023 1:08 PM in response to dondi96

As long as it’s an actual purchased song you have in Apple Music and not one you stream or saved to your device because you have the the subscription you can use Garage Band app on your device.


Scroll down to “How to make a ringtone with GarageBand for iPhone“ in the following link.

https://www.macworld.com/article/616018/how-to-custom-ringtone-iphone.html


I just made a few last night using the method

Oct 31, 2023 1:12 PM in response to sberman

sberman wrote:

Music and ringtones are very different.


Additionally, you used the term “Apple Music”. If you literally mean you’re an Apple Music subscriber, there’s almost certainly no way to create a ringtone from this music, as you do not own the music. Your right to play the music goes away if your Apple Music subscription terminates.

They would be able to use any of their actual purchased music that shows in Apple Music so that might be why they said Apple Music since playing that music is all in the same app (streamed from the subscription, downloaded to the library because of the subscription, and actual purchased music either older music they have had from long ago or music they purchased via the ITunes Store app since they consolidated things).

Apr 1, 2024 11:31 PM in response to dondi96

You can make a custom ringtone in GarageBand for iOS and export it as a ringtone. If you want a song, go to the ringtone settings on iPhone and click on "Tone Store". There, you can buy ringtones for very low prices through iTunes. Note: These are separate to songs - you can't set a song purchased through iTunes as your ringtone. Unfortunately, there aren't many songs on this store.

Oct 31, 2023 12:57 PM in response to dondi96

Music and ringtones are very different.


GarageBand on a Mac used to have a process to create ringtones from music. Perhaps it still does.


This may help.

Create a ringtone of your Logic Pro or GarageBand for Mac song - Apple Support


Additionally, you used the term “Apple Music”. If you literally mean you’re an Apple Music subscriber, there’s almost certainly no way to create a ringtone from this music, as you do not own the music. Your right to play the music goes away if your Apple Music subscription terminates.


May 31, 2024 7:12 AM in response to Kittenzombiez

Kittenzombiez wrote:

In the past you could set a song from your Apple Music library as your ring tone without any apps. It was a selection under ringtones.

That has never been an option on iPhones. You always had to covert the song to a ring tone. It is a feature of Android phone.


For some reason with updates that action has been taken out though. It’s sad because having to download an extra app just to put a song as a ring tone is a waste of time and phone space. Apple needs to just bring back the original option under ringtone settings.

You can certainly ask Apple to consider adding such an option but, if they haven't seen fit to do so after all these years, it seems unlikely.


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