http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/ Engadget Comments for iTunes 7.4.2 hits, say goodbye to DIY iPhone ringtones (for a while) http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Sep 17th 2007 7:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Sep 17th 2007 7:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Oct 31st 2007 4:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Sep 17th 2007 7:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Sep 17th 2007 7:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/again??
maybe there's a secret feature that will be activated for their London even tomorrow!!!!]]>Sep 17th 2007 7:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Sep 17th 2007 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Sep 17th 2007 7:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Sep 17th 2007 7:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Sep 17th 2007 7:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Sep 17th 2007 7:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Sep 18th 2007 3:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/
Come on people. Let's stop apologizing for Cupertino's declining quality control, strangling owners' freedom to tweak their purchased gear as they see it fit. Apple, MS, the RIAA, MPAA, and the numerous corporations dictating what we should consume are all in the same team. And, they all have the same vision in mind: squeeze as much money out our wallets as possible. Oh, make sure that each day that passes by, we have less and less control on how to use the products we buy. ]]>Sep 17th 2007 8:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/
A monopoly in and of itself is not bad or illegal - it's how the company uses that power that is the question.]]>Sep 17th 2007 10:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Sep 17th 2007 11:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Sep 18th 2007 2:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Sep 17th 2007 7:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Sep 17th 2007 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Sep 17th 2007 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/
Just puts them under music instead of ringtones. ]]>Sep 17th 2007 7:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/thanks]]>Sep 18th 2007 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/as seen on MacRumors.com]]>Sep 17th 2007 7:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=4196100&postcount=55]]>Sep 17th 2007 7:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/
iToner seems to be biting its own tail as well.

Looks like I'm going to have to hunt down a copy of 7.4.1 now!]]>Sep 17th 2007 7:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Sep 17th 2007 8:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/
Shadowfax had tested his hack with iTunes but hadn't synced up his iPhone to it yet. When he did, the hacked AAC files didn't move over to the phone, so his hack doesn't work.

He apologized for not thoroughly testing the hack first, and everyone's still looking for one that works:

http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=4196822&postcount=46]]>Sep 17th 2007 9:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Sep 17th 2007 7:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Sep 17th 2007 7:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/
?? Apple ----- 'ARE YOU READY???']]>Sep 17th 2007 7:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Sep 17th 2007 7:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/
It's far better to relinquish the revenue stream of ringtones and keep a happy fanatical user base than alienate them and create a disgruntled set of users capable of developing more ominous hacks.]]>Sep 17th 2007 7:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/
L2Common Sense, kthxbai]]>Sep 17th 2007 7:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/
I don't have an iPhone. I don't even have an iPod. But I do use iTunes for most of my music purchases, and about half of my video.

And I can't stand the fact that I am prompted to download an update every freaking 3 days!!! I just freaking updated! I have to play "will-it-jack-up-my-finely-tuned-music-library-AGAIN roullette" once a week because of RINGTONES!

Apple: get yur shit together. This is ridiculous.]]>Sep 17th 2007 7:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Sep 17th 2007 7:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Sep 17th 2007 7:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Anyway... noted... as I said.]]>Sep 17th 2007 8:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/
It constantly steals focus away from what I'm doing to tell me it's doing something.

Cheers, Apple Updater. I don't need you to steal focus for a popup that tells me the update is complete. Just finish up and go away. At worst, use a bubble or something.]]>Sep 17th 2007 10:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/

anyways, solidifying the format? what? ? no, it's not that. it's just apple being what it is nowadays(yeah the ipod hash was just to keep people from using 3rd party apps, they had tried to obfuscate enough to prove that. it's just apple being what they are now).

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As the rights owners, they are free to constrain your use of the music as they see fit, even if under fair use it would normally be okay for you to ignore them.

Fair use itself is a fuzzy boundary, so when you "sign" an agreement not to do something that would otherwise be considered fair use, you've lost that ability.

Why does Apple take all this trouble? Because it's obvious from the previously established market that people are willing to pay $2 for a ringtone, and $1 for a song. So they'd be stupid not to.]]>Sep 18th 2007 7:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Sep 17th 2007 7:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Sep 17th 2007 7:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Unless there's some serious bug, I'm not going to upgrade any time soon.]]>Sep 17th 2007 7:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Sep 17th 2007 8:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/
And on that note, I am shocked at the amount of people that have said to me they no longer subscribe to your site (people that won't post comments like this to let you know that) because of both the iPhone info and the bad division between Engadget Mobile and plain old Engadget (and I am glad I love the iPhone because I wouldn't like to be trying to avoid the torrents of info about it, subscribing to the right feeds doesn't help).

And don't say "they should scroll past it". If that's the case, Engadget should just place ads after every 3 words, you can just scroll past them!]]>Sep 17th 2007 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Sep 17th 2007 8:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/

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http://www.creationrobot.com/?p=813

That's where you can download it. With the new update to iTunes, just change the extension to .m4r before processing it with Ringtonator, make sure all copies of that file are deleted out of iTunes, and it will place it right in your Ringtones folder ready to be synced to your iPhone! Ringtonator fixes that metadata, changing it to .m4r just allows iTunes to know it's a ringtone. Simple!]]>Sep 17th 2007 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Sep 17th 2007 8:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/itunes-7-4-2-hits-say-goodbye-to-diy-iphone-ringtones-for-a-wh/Sep 17th 2007 8:17PM