Ambrosia Software has released iToner 1.0.2 which allows you to easily transfer MP3 or AAC audio files to your iPhone without modifying, hacking or having to reset your iPhone. Simply drag and drop your MP3 or AAC audio files on iToner’s window, click the Sync button, and you’re done.
Ambrosia states, “Your ringtones will continue to work with future iPhone OS updates.”
iToner 1.0.2 offers “continued iTunes 7.4.x compatibility, playlist improvements, along with other fixes and enhancements.”
Users who download iToner receive a trial version that operates as a fully functional product for 30 days for evaluation purposes. After 30 days, iToner costs US$15.
iToner requires:
• iPhone
• Mac OS X 10.4.10 or later
More info and download link here.
“Even better, your ringtones will continue to work with future iPhone OS updates!”
Isn’t that a pretty ballsy statement to make? How can they possibly make that statement without knowing what modifications Apple might incorporate in the future to prevent this from working?
Get ’em while they’re hot. Tomorrow they’ll be blocked.
Kinda sounds like they have an under the table agreement with Apple…hmmm….of all the hacks that are out there, they were up and running the fastest following the 7.4.2 “update”…..hmmmmmm.
Simply, ring tones are nice.
It’s a personal stamp on your phone.
If you commute, and have experienced someone elses phone ring when you thought it was yours, you’ll appreciate customizing your RING.
thx Ambrosia
Personally, I don’t understand the allure of ringtones other than possible a few seconds of amusement. If I pick the right one, will it make me cool? Does it impress more than it annoys? Is this actually a hobby? The billions of dollars spent on ringtones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringtones#History), I suppose, is money well spent if it’s providing that much entertainment or coolness out there. (Disclaimer: I spend money on things others might consider stupid like Apple products. I realize this is subjective. But, it also seems strange.)
This is obviously an extremely important issue just based on some of the comments from outraged posters.
FREE THE RINGTONE ! ! !
“It’s a personal stamp on your phone.”
Aha! It’s a way of telling the world that you are unique. Interesting.
So, I guess if someone else on the train has your ringtone, it’s like going to a party and seeing someone with the same outfit on. How embarassing.
— “Even better, your ringtones will continue to work with future iPhone OS updates!”
— Isn’t that a pretty ballsy statement to make? How can they possibly make that statement without knowing what modifications Apple might incorporate in the future to prevent this from working?
Ambrosia has already issued an almost immediate update, 1.01, to fix a problem introduced by one of Apple’s iPhone updates. So they have a history, at least, of responding quickly.
Now if Apple would just let me add ringtones to people in Address Book. I have 1,200+ contacts. I want friends to have one ringtone, family to have another, business customers to have third, and I wish to reserve one for my wife.
Setting up ringtones for 1,200 people on my iPhone is amazingly tedious.
All I wanted to do was use part of Allman Bros. “Whipping Post” for my ex-wife’s ringtone. It would cost $15.00.
It might be worth it….
If all you need to do is get one single ringtone over, you probably don’t have to pay $15; user the 30-day demo period and you’ll have it. If Apple somehow disables your ringtone after an update (doubtful; they probably will only go as far as disabling the ringtone apps out there), you could hopefully download the updated version and re-do the ringtone.
In general, I use ‘ringing’ ringtones, rather than music-playing ones. There is a valid purpose for them, however, and it has been stated above: recognising your phone in the sea of ringing cellphones around us is becoming more and more dificult. Every time I hear the generic T-Mobile “ta-da-da-di-dam” ring on a bus, I see at least three people reach for their phone. Not to mention Nokia’s “Grand Valse”…
Tower Tone: sorry for accidentally usurping your handle; I meant to say To Tower Tone.
@ No Squirt,
My wife can set a different ringtone for various callers i.e. her daughter, her -ex; and so she knows who’s calling as soon as it rings. I wouldn’t need that, but it works for her.
That said, I am just slightly interested in a custom ringtone for my iPhone, but I doubt I’ll spend any $$ on them.
I saw no reason to get the latest iTunes update which disabled the ringtone hack, so I’m still adding custom ringtones via Ringtonator. But it is nice to know iToner will be a fallback option following subsequent iTunes and/or iPhone firmware updates. I can’t/won’t hold off forever.
Roberto: I understand the practicality of having different ringtones for different callers. I use a variety of the pre-loaded ringtones to identify friends and family. It’s handy and useful.
What I am unsure about is the hobby of collecting ringtones for fun. I’m guessing that the $2 billion spent on ringtones in 2005 alone was not entirely bought with the intent to know grandma’s ring from Uncle Ted’s. There’s also probably a (teen?) coolness or fashion sense factor in there somewhere along with an urge to loudly proclaim one’s uniqueness to strangers on a train.
P.S. I’m really not passing judgement either. People should enjoy life however they want as long as someone doesn’t get hurt. I’m just a little stunned at how much revenue something as seemingly simple as a ringtone generates. And yes, sure, probably a bit jealous too. Maybe it’s time for the Pet Rock to return but this time, it sings too!
Custom ringtones are nice, but the biggest benefit to me is that my ringtones are LOUDER than the built-in ones. Which means the hardware is capable of higher volume.
So why can’t the speakerphone volume be increased for phone calls? Why, Apple, Why?!?!?
How can they assure it will work for all Future updates?
that is not possible, if Apple wanted to stop it they could easily do so.
What the &%#& is so difficult about paying 99 cents for a ringtone? every other phone service charges at least $2.50 and loads of people are whining about 99 cents…
and just a note to Tower Tone… exactly how would it cost you $15 to get one ring tone made in iTunes? Perhaps the penance for listening to the Almann Brothers?
I think the worse part of the iPhone may be the phone. The volume on the ringtone for one and the limited hookup abilities of Bluetooth are just a couple of issues. The address book is very powerful and the operating system is good, as is the camera but no video ability. Not terri it thrilled about the Edge system as the phone should have gone G3 on the first version. I think Apple should have done better on this one.
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