Add Free Custom Ringtones to your iPhone
One of the simplest hacks prior to iPhone firmware 2.x and iTunes 7.7 was to create free custom ringtones for your iPhone.
A lot does not seem to have changed post iPhone firmware 2.x and iTunes 7.7 based on a step by step guide posted by theAppleBlog.
You check out the details of the ringtone hack after the jump.
This simple ringtone hack was first discovered by a Mac Rumors forums user almost a year back. It is based on the fact that iTunes differentiates a song file and a ringtone by the file extension. While we all know that the song file extension was AAC; the file extension for Ringtones is “̆R”.
So all you need to do is take an m4a file which is DRM free and not more than 30 seconds, rename it to m4r and add it to iTunes.
You can check out this step by step guide (courtesy theAppleBlog) to create free custom ringtones for your iPhone using iTunes:
1. In iTunes, right click on the song you are going to make into a ringer and select “Get Info.”
2. Go to the options tab and go down to the “Start Time” and “Stop Time” check boxes. Check both boxes and input the time you want your ringtone to start/stop. The ringtone has to be 30 seconds or less. Click OK when you’re done.
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