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iPhone 1.1.3 Custom Ringtones - iToner Workaround

Posted by Scott | January 19, 2008 .

iphone 1.1.3 ringtonesSo after MacWorlds release of the iPhone firmware update version 1.1.3 you rushed into iTunes and downloaded it only to find your custom ringtones were gone.  You’re slightly annoyed that you have to load up iToner to put them back on.  Everything sync’s fine and you select your custom ringtone and notice it doesnt play the song.  Apple decided to disable mp3 playback for ringtones in this update.  TAKE A HINT APPLE.  We dont want to buy them if we already have the song on our computers.

iToner is usually quick to put out an update to fix whatever Apple decides to break in each update, but if you dont want to wait for you can do the workaround described below pretty easily.

1. Find your mp3 file that you were using as a ringtone, and drop it into iTunes.
2. Make sure your iTunes importing settings are such that AAC is selected for importing.
3. Right click on the file in iTunes playlist and select convert to AAC.
4. Drag the file from the iTunes playlist to your desktop and change the .aac file extension to .m4r
5. Open up iToner and proceed as normal with the sync process
6. Go into the iPhone settings and select your custom ringtone and it should play as expected.

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23 Comments so far
  1. autumnfor January 19, 2008 8:29 pm

    thanks for this!

  2. Scott January 20, 2008 5:55 pm

    No Problem :)

  3. Dan January 22, 2008 1:54 am

    Great fix, thanks! Only question is how do I remove the “silent” ringtones from my iPhone?

  4. Scott January 22, 2008 10:03 am

    Hi Dan,

    To remove the silent ringtone, you should have it listed in iToner. Just delete it from iToner and then re-sync and it should also remove it from the iPhone.

  5. tm January 22, 2008 6:02 pm

    when i right-click on the selected song, i don’t see a “convert selection to AAC”.. ?

  6. Scott January 22, 2008 6:05 pm

    Tm,

    You must go into preferences>advanced>importing and make sure that AAC encoder is selected in the Import Using drop down box. If this is not selected here, then you will not have the option to convert to AAC when you right click on the song in the playlist.

  7. tm January 22, 2008 6:10 pm

    thank yoU!

  8. slt January 22, 2008 10:49 pm

    itoner on windows???

  9. abc January 24, 2008 2:48 am

    This doesn’t work. DO NOT UPGRADE! This must be a plant, and for some reason it’s on top of the google search.

  10. Chris January 24, 2008 8:50 am

    abc…you dont work. I’ve done it with no problems.

  11. jmac January 26, 2008 3:35 am

    works fine only every time you resync with itunes you have to reload the songs with iToner.

  12. abc January 26, 2008 2:30 pm

    Nice Chris. Works with no problems, like reloading every time you sync? That’s flawless, like you.

  13. chinosoflyy198 January 26, 2008 6:15 pm

    well im trying to change the file from m4a to the m4r. how can i do that. I just cant find a way to change it. Can someone please help me. I would appreciate it. Thanks

  14. themediasoldier February 1, 2008 6:54 pm

    Basically this is what I had to do with my old v3xx. Nice and simple write up.

  15. Diab February 4, 2008 1:07 am

    Thx

  16. pinkkisses22 February 10, 2008 5:57 pm

    This shit doesn’t work and now I can’t even put purchased ringtones from apple on my phone either. I can’t put ONE fucking ringtone on my phone now and now I have to have that shitty default ringtone. I’m so po’d right now.

  17. Scott February 10, 2008 6:01 pm

    If it doesnt work for you then im sorry to say that your doing it wrong. I’ve done it with no problem and you can see from the comments others have had no problem. All I can tell you is make sure you following the directions closely and correctly and try again.

  18. Krlinhoz February 15, 2008 2:48 pm

    Many thanks for this!!!!!!!!!

  19. Susanne February 17, 2008 2:10 pm

    Great workaround. This makes it much easier to wait for the iToner update ;-)

    Thank you very much!

  20. Andrea February 20, 2008 5:48 pm

    THANK YOU!!!! works… I guess the only problem is the 30 second max lenght… but that is acceptable

  21. Rick C February 24, 2008 2:06 pm

    Works great! Awesome job! Very simple and easy to use!

  22. Dharkneo February 25, 2008 7:08 pm

    hey i was just wondering if you have to update the iPhone to actually put ringtones on becuase i have a hacked one and i am not to sure how to unlock it so if anyone can help me with this that would be grand!! thanks mate!

  23. selvamani March 9, 2008 3:44 am

    hai,

    i need itoner software in windows version?
    so, can u pls anbody help me………