Years ago, if you want to get custom ringtones on your phone, the only way is to purchase them at about $1-2. Up to now, for those who don't care what their ringtones sound like, this option is still welcome. However, there are more choices for those who want to customize their ringtones on their phones from their streaming music apps.
Streaming music services like Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and Tidal are in a boom and provide millions of songs to their users. True, there are more options here, but setting ringtone from streaming music app is not as easy as expected. No worries. If you have already selected your favorite songs from streaming music apps, this article will tell you how to set Amazon Music as ringtone on iPhone or Android.
Part 1. Can I Use Amazon Music for a Ringtone?
Now competition between most-used streaming music apps is keener than ever. To protect their music files well, streaming services such as Amazon Music lock their music files for playback within their apps. This means that even you are an Amazon Prime member, you are unable to feel free to access to your favorite songs, not to mention for personal use like getting them as your phone ringtone.
If you are an Amazon Music Unlimited subscriber, you can easily download your favorite songs for offline listening. However, it's also not surprising that you fail to find the downloaded music files in your phone. Even you manage to find them, you still can't set them as ringtone because they are stored in the encoded cache files which is protected by DRM (Data Rights Management). To get the physical files of Amazon songs for ringtone, you can also purchase them in Amazon Digital Store and download them for ringtone using.
How to Set Purchased Amazon Music as a Ringtone
For iPhone
Go to Amazon Music website or desktop app on your computer.
Navigate to the Amazon Music library to find and download your purchased Amazon Music.
Locate the downloaded Amazon Music folder:
- Wins: This PC > My Music > Amazon Music
- Mac: Music > Amazon Music
Transferred the downloaded tracks to iTunes by copying. Go to Part 3 to follow the next steps of setting Amazon Music as a ringtone on iPhone.
For Android
Go to the library section on your Amazon Music.
Click the Purchased tab on your screen.
Tap more option to find the download option.
The downloaded purchased music is saved by default to the Amazon Music folder on your Android device.
Copy the downloaded purchased MP3 file to your phone’s ringtones folder.
Navigate to Settings > Sound & Vibration > Ringtone.
Hit the + icon to select the Amazon Music file you purchased as ringtone.
But sometimes, it costs too much if you want to get dozens of tracks for the alternatives of ringtone. Also, the songs you buy from Amazon Store are all in MP3 format by default, which is incompatible with iPhone ringtone. Moreover, Android users also difficult to find the exact folder of downloaded purchased Amazon Music.
| iPhone Ringtone | Android Ringtone | Samsung Ringtone | |
| Compatible Format | M4R, AAC, M4A | MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG | MP3, WMA, AAC and FLAC |
Don't despair. In the following parts, we will tell you how to download and set songs from streaming Amazon music services as ringtone in a cost-effective way.
Part 2. How to Download Ringtones from Amazon Music to Compatible Format
Those correct formats for iPhone and Android ringtone are unavailable from most streaming music services. Thanks to ViWizard Amazon Music Converter, all your favorite songs from Amazon Music can be converted into the required formats for iPhone and Android ringtones.
Best Converter for Ringtone—ViWizard Amazon Music Converter
ViWizard Amazon Music Converter is a professional music converter that can download and convert your favorite music tracks into MP3, M4A, M4B, AIFF, WAV and FLAC format. For the above information, you know you can use this music converter to convert music tracks from Amazon Music to M4A for iPhone, MP3, M4A, WAV for Android. For other devices users, you can check the supported format for your phone ringtone and make sure it can be converted into with ViWizard Amazon Music Converter. Besides, you can feel free to change the bit rate from 64 to 320 kbps, which happens to be the same as what iPhone Ringtone supports. With this powerful music converter, you can set amazon music as ringtone fast and simple.
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Step 1Select and Add Amazon Music to ViWizard Amazon Music Converter
Make sure your Amazon Music account has signed in to access your Amazon Music library. Find and select the songs you want to set as ringtone. After that, you can copy and paste the link into the search bar or hit the Add to the List icon. Then you can see the songs are added and shown in the screen, waiting to be downloaded and converted into the correct formats for your phone ringtone.
Step 2Customize the Output Audio Parameters
Click the menu icon and next to click 'Preference'. You can choose to convert the songs into MP3, M4A, M4B, AIFF, WAV and FLAC format. Before converting the songs, make sure to set the correct output format for phone ringtones. What's more, you can also customize the song's bit rate, sample rate and channel to improve the actual listening of the ringtone on your phone. Click the 'OK' button to save your settings.
Step 3Convert and Download Amazon Music Tracks
Check the songs on the list again. Then click the 'Convert' button, and ViWizard Amazon Music Converter will start to download and convert Amazon Music tracks based on the settings. At a 15x speed, the conversion will finish in just a few moments. You can browse the converted music files at the 'File' icon.
Now you have successfully download and convert your favorited Amazon Music songs into your phone ringtone supported formats. For now, the most difficult part to set amazon music as ringtone is getting easier with the help of ViWizard Amazon Music Converter.
ViWizard also provides an all-in-one music converter to convert any streaming service to MP3 or M4A, allowing you to set your favorite music as a ringtone from Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, and more.
Part 3. How to Set Amazon Music as Ringtone on iPhone
It's worth mentioning that when setting ringtone for iPhone, you'll first need to upload the converted music files to iTunes or Apple Music, then you can create an M4R file and designate it as your new ringtone. The same procedure can be followed on your iPad or iPod touch to set the song as a ringtone. In spite of this way, you can also use GarageBand, an Amazon Music ringtone maker, to directly create a ringtone from your Amazon Music tracks.
Way 1. Set Amazon Music as Ringtone on iPhone via iTunes
Start iTunes on your computer and click "File" in the top left corner of the main window, then select "Add File to Library" or "Add Folder to Library" to upload the converted Amazon tracks to iTunes.
Locate the uploaded Amazon music and right-click the song title to click on the Song Info from the list.
Select the Options tab and set the ringtone time of duration with the Start and Stop button. Please note that the audio should be no more than 30-seconds for iPhone ringtones. Click on OK to save the settings.
Click "File" from the top menu, then go to "Convert" and select "Create AAC Version." This will create a shorter AAC version of the audio track that appears next to the original.
Navigate to the media folder to locate the file, or right-click the file in iTunes and select "Show in Windows Explorer" from the pop-up list to find the file path.
Rename the file to change its extension from .m4a to .m4r, as iPhone ringtones must be in M4R format.
Connect your iPhone to your computer using a USB cable, and your phone's information will appear in the left menu of iTunes.
Click on "Tones," then drag and drop the renamed .m4r ringtone file into the "Tones" section, transferring the ringtone to your iPhone.
Finally, open Settings on your iPhone and go to Sound & Haptics > Ringtone, then find and select the desired Amazon Music tracks you have imported just now to set it as your default ringtone.
Way 2. Set Amazon Music as Ringtone on iPhone via GarageBand
Use a USB cable to connect your iPhone to computer and import the converted Amazon Music files to your iPhone.
Open the GarageBand on your iPhone and hit the Tracks tab.
Choose an instrument and tap the Project icon, then click the Loop Browser button in the control bar.
Switch to the Files tab and select "Browse Items from the Files" to locate the converted Amazon Music tracks.
Press and hold the song to add it to your project, and begin trimming the audio to suit your preferences.
Once the edition is done, click on the drop-down arrow at the top left of the screen and tap on My Songs. Long-press the desired file and tap on share in the drop-down list.
Click on the Ringtone button and edit the name of it. After a few seconds, the audio will be successfully set as your ringtone.
Part 4. How to Use Amazon Music as Ringtone on Android
After downloading and converting the desired Amazon Music songs to your computer, you can transfer them to your Android with a USB and set them as ringtones with easy steps.
Connect your Android device to your computer with a USB cable.
Open File Explorer on your computer and locate the converted Amazon Music file.
Copy the file from your computer and paste it to "Ringtones" folder on your Android device.
Navigate to the "Settings" on your device. Scroll downwards and choose "Sound & Vibration" from the options.
Scroll down to click "Add ringtone". Select the desired music file by tapping on it to make it your new phone ringtone.
For Samsung Users:
Connect your Samsung device to your computer using a supplied USB cable.
Tap the Allow option to agree to allow your computer to access your phone data.
Swipe down from the top screen to locate the notification from Android System.
Click Tap for other USB options to allow transferring files.
Open the file explorer on your PC and choose your Samsung Galaxy device.
Find and click the Music folder.
Then you can drag or copy the Amazon Music files downloaded with ViWizard to this folder.
Once transferred, go to Settings on your Samsung phone.
Scroll down to choose Sounds and vibration.
Choose the Ringtone tab.
Choose the right SIM card that you want to set Amazon Music as a ringtone if you have dual-sim service.
Hit + icon to choose the transferred Amazon Music track as your ringtone.
Choose the desired Amazon Music file you want to use as a ringtone and tap Done to finish the ringtone setting.
⭐Tip: Want to set a personal ringtone to a contact? Go to the Phone app on your screen. Choose the desired contact from the contacts list. Tap the Info icon to edit the contact. Navigate to Edit > View more > Ringtone. Hit + button to add the downloaded Amazon Music as the personal ringtone. Click done > back > save to keep the change.
Besides, you can use your phone's built-in screen recording feature to record the screen, then rename the MP4 file's extension to a compatible audio format and set it as your Android's ringtone in Settings. However, the sound quality of the converted audio files will be largely degraded. Also, the recorded MP4 files occupy much larger internal storage than the common audio files.
Conclusion
With ViWizard Amazon Music Converter, you can download and convert any Amazon Music songs to the correct formats and add them as ringtones to your phone. Now you can set your favorite songs as new ringtones with absolute ease. Give it a try!
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Adam Gorden, the digital media specialist at ViWizard, is dedicated to providing the best solutions for digital media management, including audio and video conversion, file optimization, and media workflow enhancements.
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