With iOS 26, iPhone users can finally set custom ringtones natively—no GarageBand needed! Just save a trimmed audio file (30 sec or less) locally, open it in the Files app, tap “Share” > “Use as ...

Create custom iPhone ringtones easily with iOS 26. Follow this step-by-step guide to personalize your ringtone in minutes.

The iOS 26 update doesn't make it easy to add custom ringtones, but with a few tools and some patience, you can still do it for free. Apple loads iPhones with dozens of tones out of the box. They ...

The dust is beginning to settle on iOS 26, but there is one more smaller improvement that we wanted to make sure that we highlighted: the ability to set custom ringtones on the iPhone without using ...