Apple has released iTunes 7.4.1 which adds support for the new iPod nano (third generation), iPod classic, and iPod touch, plus create customer ringtones exclusively for iPhone.
iTunes 7.4.1 is available via Software Update and also as standalone installers.
More info and download links:
• iTunes 7.4.1 for Mac (38.3MB)
• iTunes 7.4.1 for Windows (49.1MB)
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Yeeaaahhh.. it disables the .m4r ringtone trick…
Okay, so I didn’t have much to say! except that I got here first!!!
Very base of me but what the heck……someone has to!
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….breaking news….
Damn!!!
Ps who doesn’t have auto updates?
For now I’ll stay with 7.4 and keep the whole ring tone trick working.
But 3rd party software permitting I’ll upgrade. I just don’t (and will not) want to pay an EXTRA 99 cents for something I already own.
Just use iToner. It’s worth the 15 bucks.
just go to the ringtones folder in your iTunes library and rename the .m4r files to .m4a and your set. Tested and confirmed.
the .1 also takes away the “rental” info that was posted in the bug section. Oops.
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Is it me or is this software version missing something? I can’t seem to find anything about ringtones except for the folder labeled as such buried in finder. What gives?
I’ve simply burned/ripped from cd-rw the DRM songs I want to make ringtones out of into Mp3 format, then used Xingtone to cut, tweak and send the ringtones to my phone.
Works with ANY phone with internet access.
The Mp3 files can then be sent to OTHERS en masse so they can decide which ones to send to Xingtone to place on their phone.
Before you know it, everyone will have all the ringtones they need and not paying a red cent for them.
Yes but
http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/08/itunes-7-4-1-ringtones-re-rename-workaround-discovered/
Let’s see how fast Apple will come up with 7.4.2
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The whole idea that you shouldn’t have to pay the extra $.99 for the ringtone is ridiculous. When you agreed to the iTunes EULA, you were saying (whatever the exact wording was) that you wouldn’t make a ringtone out of any song purchased on the iTunes Store. So, if you make a ringtone, YOU LIED.
You are not “entitled to it because it’s YOUR song,” because Apple only agreed to sell it to you in the first place ON CONDITION THAT you (1) paid them, and (2) didn’t make a ringtone out of it, and probably some other things. Saying that, because it’s yours, you can now break the agreement is like saying, when the bill arrives, “I’m not going to pay them for the original song because it’s MY song now: I can do whatever I want.” So now you’re lying AND stealing in one go! I’m not going to stop you, but please stop maintaining that you “should” be able to make a ringtone out of any song you own.
But can you just make a ringtone out of one of the songs you imported (didn’t buy)?
Seems silly that you’d have to pay 99c for that…
Phillip-
Should we not be able to make a ringtone from a song or sound that we produce ourselves?
There are other issues here other than not being able to create a ringtone for free from a song we already purchased from iTunes.
But what if I want to make a song out of one of my phone’s ringtones?
umm..didn’t this update come out 4 days ago?…
The EULA is illegal based on Sony vs. Betamax and flies in the face of the history of fair use precedents. It is “my” song once I purchase it, and I can use it however I see fit as long as I do not distribute it to others. Distributing it to myself to use under different contexts is within fair use. Since the EULA does not have the precedent of fair use, the illegal action is the one that contradicts fair use. So, don’t get all uppity about people lying when Apple is clearly breaching fair use laws.
MDN word: try, as in: try again phillip.
mhighley
“Is it me or is this software version missing something? I can’t seem to find anything about ringtones except for the folder labeled as such buried in finder. What gives?”
Same here. I browsed the Music store for half an hour and didn’t see any “ringtonable” song… nor any ringtone tools…
where are the half a million songs to choose from on the iTunes Store ?
Oooh, ringtones. Nothing less than greedy BS! Guess I’ll keep my old iTunes version.
@re:phillip: Not quite. The legal issue with your theory is that a ringtone is being broadcast, since anyone around you can hear it, thus is not just for your personal use, and therefore is not protected by the Betamax decision.
apple said there will be a bit of time until they turn on the ringtone feature. The update was for the ringtone back door and rental uncovering. Would those two issues require a 40mb upgrade?
@Brau
Well, for that matter, any song coming out of your iPhone’s speakers (let’s say you don’t have the headphones in) is being broadcast, isn’t it? That doesn’t entitle you to copy it or do anything else you agreed not to do in EULA. I’m no lawyer, but that seems a very far-fetched excuse to violate something you clearly said you wouldn’t do.
@re:phillip
Even if the EULA weren’t legally binding at all, you still agreed to it; it’s still wrong to violate it. So if you thought it was illegal, why did you agree to it?
Eh, I used the new hack to enable a ringtone. $.99 for these is stupid. Like $4.99 for a TV Show episode. Hell, $1.99 for most of these shows is too much.
and anyway, why does everyone keep spelling my name with two Ls?
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