How to Install Ringtones on the iPhone

A ringtone is the sound that plays when the phone rings. Modern ringtones can make the sound we traditionally think of when a phone rings or play snippets from popular songs. The iPhone has a set of ringtones from which you can choose. You can even choose a different ringtone for each caller on your contact list.

Things You'll Need

• IPhone

Instructions

Install Ringtones on the iPhone

1. Select the "Settings" button on your iPhone. The accompanying picture is of several circular gears.

2. Choose the "Sounds" option from the settings to choose which ringtone you want to use. Choices include "strum," "timba," "blues," "trill" and "old phone."

3. Decide when you want to hear a ringtone sound--when someone calls you, when you receive voicemail or text messages or when you send or receive email messages. Use the "Ring" button under the "Sounds" menu to check or uncheck each box.

4. Set your phone to vibrate in addition to or in lieu of using a ringtone. Go to "Sounds" and select "Vibrate."

5. Use the switch on the side of your iPhone to turn the ringer off and on as desired.

Install Assigned Ringtones for Your Callers

1. Tap on the "Phone" button on the main menu of your iPhone.

2. Choose "Contacts" to access your list of contacts.

3. Pick a contact to whom you would like to assign a specific ringtone.

4. Touch "Edit" and "Assign ringtone."

5. Select from the list of ringtones the sound you wish to hear when that person calls you.

6. Expect to hear the default ringtone whenever you receive a call from someone whom you have not assigned a personalized ringtone.

Tips & Warnings

• Even if you have set your phone to be silent or to vibrate, it will still play sounds when the clock alarm rings.

• Your iPhone may not be set up to accommodate ringtones that are downloaded from the Internet or from other sources. However, there are computer hackers who find a "back door" to this issue and post this information online to teach users how to install different ringtones to their iPhones. Please remember that this is not how the iPhone was meant to be used, and it could possibly become damaged in the process of trying these techniques.