Set up a ringtone on your phone
Someone sent you this ringtone. Press play to listen, then press "Download ringtone," and finally follow the steps below to set it up on your phone. It's free, with no sign-up, and you won't be asked to pay.
Whether you cut and saved the ringtone file on DingSong yourself or a family member sent it to you in a messaging app such as LINE, follow the steps below to set it as your ringtone, alarm, notification sound, or a ringtone just for one family member. It's free, with no sign-up, and you won't be asked to pay.
Follow the steps on this page to set a ringtone as your call, alarm, notification, or family member's sound. Each step shows the words you'll see on your phone.
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Steps
Only the steps for your phone are shown. At the end, ask a family member to call you and check that it's this song.
Words in quotes, like "Settings," are the words you'll see on your phone.
Apple's official way: make a ringtone with GarageBand
There are quite a few steps, so you may want a family member to help. GarageBand is a free app made by Apple.
First, make sure the ringtone file is on your phone. If you cut and saved it on DingSong yourself, it's already on your phone, so go on to the next step. If a family member sent it in a messaging app such as LINE, tap the file in the chat and choose save or download (on iPhone, it goes into the Files app).
Open the "Files" app and tap "Browse" → "Downloads." If you can see the ringtone, you're all set.
Can't see "Downloads"? Tap "iCloud Drive" and look there.
If GarageBand isn't on your phone, first download it for free from the "App Store" (it's Apple's app, not ours).
On the Home Screen, touch and hold the GarageBand icon. When the menu appears, tap "Create New Audio Recording."
Tap the "Tracks" button at the top of the screen, then tap the instrument icon on the left, and then tap the "Loops Browser" button at the top.
Tap "Files" → "Browse items from the Files app," then find the ringtone you just downloaded.
Touch and hold the ringtone and drag it into the "Tracks" view, all the way to the left, with no empty space before it.
If it gets cut short when you drag it in, set the song section length to "Automatic" and drag it again.
Tap the "Navigation" button, then tap "My Songs.""My Songs."
Tap the "More" button → "Select," then select the song you just made.
Tap "Share""Share" → "Ringtone,""Ringtone," give it a name that's easy to recognize (like "Mom calling"), then tap "Export.""Export."
Tap "Use sound as" → "Standard Ringtone."
Ask a family member to call you and check that it's this song.
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iOS 26 and later: set it directly from the "Files" app
This works only if your phone's "iOS Version" is 26 or later. You can check it in "Settings" → "General" → "About." This faster method was described by tech news sites outside Apple; Apple's user guide doesn't cover it yet. Button names may differ from what's shown here. If you can't find them, use the method above.
First, make sure the ringtone file is on your phone. If you cut and saved it on DingSong yourself, it's already on your phone, so go on to the next step. If a family member sent it in a messaging app such as LINE, tap the file in the chat and choose save or download (on iPhone, it goes into the Files app).
Open the "Files" app → "Browse" → "Downloads," and tap the ringtone.
Tap "Share," then scroll down to the ringtone option, "Use as Ringtone."
Your phone opens "Settings." If this ringtone has a check mark, you're done.
Ask a family member to call you and check that it's this song.
Stuck? Ask a family member for help
Send this page to a family member and ask them to follow it, or to read it to you step by step over the phone.
Want to make your own ringtone?
The Ringtones page has sample ringtones and the prompts used to make them. You can also make your own ringtone from your own audio file.