Peter

I don't mean from the apple shop.

Let's say I put an .m4r file on a website of my own. Can it be
downloaded to an iphone and used as a ringtone?

The only ways I can find, short of a jailbreak, of loading ringtones
directly into the Iphone is via Itunes, which I am trying to avoid
because the only way is a Sync which I don't want to do.

Iphone Explorer can see much of the Iphone directories but it's not
apparent where the ringtones are stored.

Michelle Steiner

In article <s0g0g7p9k7jl0iuvqig19qbhrrgjapg6g0@4ax.com>,
Peter <nospam@nospam9876.com> wrote:

> Let's say I put an .m4r file on a website of my own. Can it be
> downloaded to an iphone and used as a ringtone?

There are quite a few utilities that can do it. One of them is Make iPhone
Ringtone from Rogue Amoeba.
<http://rogueamoeba.com/freebies/>

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Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote

>In article <s0g0g7p9k7jl0iuvqig19qbhrrgjapg6g0@4ax.com>,
> Peter <nospam@nospam9876.com> wrote:
>
>> Let's say I put an .m4r file on a website of my own. Can it be
>> downloaded to an iphone and used as a ringtone?
>
>There are quite a few utilities that can do it. One of them is Make iPhone
>Ringtone from Rogue Amoeba.
><http://rogueamoeba.com/freebies/>

I think you will find that this is one of many programs which "make
ringtones" but you still have to use Itunes to move the resulting .m4r
file from that program's data space into the Iphone's ringtone space.

This is what I found with another similar utility, which I had to pay
for, too. When it has made the file, it directs you to a Youtube video
showing how to so the Itunes bit. UTTERLY F*CKING BIZZARE.

Bizzarely, the Iphone does not have the totally obvious function for
creating a ringtone from a piece of music already stored on it.

Anyway, I have solved this and a pile of other stupid Iphone issues by
jailbreaking it. The IOS 5.01 JB works perfectly. I can now use Iphone
Explorer (whose directory access, pre-JB, was limited) to access every
part of the Iphone file system, drag/drop ringtones directly into the
Library/Ringtones directory, copy application data freely, etc.
Absolutely brilliant and I highly recommend it. Just make sure that
you have made an Itunes backup of the phone, if still within warranty,
so you can restore it before you take it back to the shop.

Here it is
http://blog.iphone-dev.org/

Jolly Roger

In article <ub91g75jophq9r6f5h2hd4jtrvtqcppofa@4ax.com>,
Peter <nospam@nospam9876.com> wrote:

> Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote
>
> >In article <s0g0g7p9k7jl0iuvqig19qbhrrgjapg6g0@4ax.com>,
> > Peter <nospam@nospam9876.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Let's say I put an .m4r file on a website of my own. Can it be
> >> downloaded to an iphone and used as a ringtone?
> >
> >There are quite a few utilities that can do it. One of them is Make iPhone
> >Ringtone from Rogue Amoeba.
> ><http://rogueamoeba.com/freebies/>
>
> I think you will find that this is one of many programs which "make
> ringtones" but you still have to use Itunes to move the resulting .m4r
> file from that program's data space into the Iphone's ringtone space.
>
> This is what I found with another similar utility, which I had to pay
> for, too. When it has made the file, it directs you to a Youtube video
> showing how to so the Itunes bit. UTTERLY F*CKING BIZZARE.
>
> Bizzarely, the Iphone does not have the totally obvious function for
> creating a ringtone from a piece of music already stored on it.
>
> Anyway, I have solved this and a pile of other stupid Iphone issues by
> jailbreaking it. The IOS 5.01 JB works perfectly. I can now use Iphone
> Explorer (whose directory access, pre-JB, was limited) to access every
> part of the Iphone file system, drag/drop ringtones directly into the
> Library/Ringtones directory, copy application data freely, etc.
> Absolutely brilliant and I highly recommend it. Just make sure that
> you have made an Itunes backup of the phone, if still within warranty,
> so you can restore it before you take it back to the shop.
>
> Here it is
> http://blog.iphone-dev.org/

Meh. You can do it right from iTunes. No extra software is needed. And
there's really no need to jailbreak for that either. Also, iTunes lets
you manage ringtones separately from other music / video content, which
is quite handy.

<http://osxdaily.com/2010/09/04/make-free-iphone-ringtones-in-itunes-10/>

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nospam

In article <s0g0g7p9k7jl0iuvqig19qbhrrgjapg6g0@4ax.com>, Peter
<nospam@nospam9876.com> wrote:

> I don't mean from the apple shop.
>
> Let's say I put an .m4r file on a website of my own. Can it be
> downloaded to an iphone and used as a ringtone?

drag it to itunes and sync.

> The only ways I can find, short of a jailbreak, of loading ringtones
> directly into the Iphone is via Itunes, which I am trying to avoid
> because the only way is a Sync which I don't want to do.

why not?

> Iphone Explorer can see much of the Iphone directories but it's not
> apparent where the ringtones are stored.

why do you insist on making things more complicated than they need to
be?

JF Mezei

Peter wrote:

> Let's say I put an .m4r file on a website of my own. Can it be
> downloaded to an iphone and used as a ringtone?

If you can't sync, the other option I would try i emailing the ringtone
to yourself, then accessing your email from the iphone and clicking on
the sound file. The iPhone ***might*** recognize it and store it as a
ringtone.

Peter

JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote

>Peter wrote:
>
>> Let's say I put an .m4r file on a website of my own. Can it be
>> downloaded to an iphone and used as a ringtone?
>
>If you can't sync, the other option I would try i emailing the ringtone
>to yourself, then accessing your email from the iphone and clicking on
>the sound file. The iPhone ***might*** recognize it and store it as a
>ringtone.

Cannot get this to work.

Peter

nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote

>> The only ways I can find, short of a jailbreak, of loading ringtones
>> directly into the Iphone is via Itunes, which I am trying to avoid
>> because the only way is a Sync which I don't want to do.
>
>why not?

Side effects of a "sync".

John McWilliams

On 1/1/12 PDT 11:56 AM, Peter wrote:
>
> nospam<nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote
>
>>> The only ways I can find, short of a jailbreak, of loading ringtones
>>> directly into the Iphone is via Itunes, which I am trying to avoid
>>> because the only way is a Sync which I don't want to do.
>>
>> why not?
>
> Side effects of a "sync".

Huh?? Are you trying to be obtuse, or just don't want to cooperate??

JF Mezei

John McWilliams wrote:

> Huh?? Are you trying to be obtuse, or just don't want to cooperate??


Consider a case where you are trying to load a ring tone on a friend's
iphone. It will wipe out the friend's iphone and sync it with your
data, apps etc.