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How To Add a Custom Ringtone on the iPhone

So, the first practical (sorta) application from the iPhone hacking efforts appears on HacktheiPhone -- but its not for the faint of heart.

The 23 step tutorial requires an involved process which is not without risk:

Following these instructions may brick (kill) your iPhone making it completely unusable. If your iPhone becomes unresponsive to restoration via iTunes, then you may have to seek repair or replacement through Apple Inc., or AT&T. However, everyone we know of has been able to restore their iPhone fully by using iTunes. Pay careful attention to the instructions here. We are NOT responsible for your results. You are assuming all risks. These instructions were completed successfully by many people before being posted here, but we cannot account for everyone's individual computer system configurations or ability to follow directions.


As it turns out, a few MacRumors forum members have successfully installed ringtones with this procedure.

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Posted: 64 months ago
http://www.hacktheiphone.com/iphone_ringtone_installation.html

the HOW-TO also explain how you keep iphone syncing with itunes, after you put new ringtones.
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Posted: 64 months ago
i was gonna post that!! GRrrrrr lol oh well ! i love IRC!!!
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Posted: 64 months ago
yea i dont think its worth the risk of your iPhone s***ing the bed just for some ringtones.
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Posted: 64 months ago

yea i dont think its worth the risk of your iPhone s****ing the bed just for some ringtones.


spoke with the one of the guys who did it , and he told me he is yet to see an iphone brick and could not recover.. 100% could restore.
im just waiting before i try , i can post some updates later.. looks like this is safe and works.. ur iphone will work normal after u put ringtones.

i was gonna post that!! GRrrrrr lol oh well ! i love IRC!!!


;)
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Posted: 64 months ago
they updated the site and is 100% working..
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Posted: 64 months ago
Well since someone already posted it, all credit goes to the community who helped me write that. And to those developers that made the programs to do this.

Feel free to mirror or redistribute.
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Posted: 64 months ago
the updated tutorial on how to put custom ringtones and now change system sounds sucha as new email , voicemail , sms are up
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Posted: 64 months ago
I DID IT!!! it's soo cool!! it was a lil PAIN IN DA @$$$ but i did it!!! lol
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Posted: 64 months ago
just a quick question... what program can I use to change mp3 to m4a :confused:
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Posted: 64 months ago
^ iTunes. :)
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