Just picked up the Motorola Android powered Droid last week. Have had a lot of people ask for a more in depth review from me…
First of all… lets get our priorities straight. We need to load up some ring tones.
I could not find anywhere that had a good guide on how to do it. There was some information here and there but nothing like step by step walk through. So here you go!
Watch the video for a quick how to:
For those a little slower I made step by step instructions with pics:
Step 1) Get the clip of the song you want to use in mp3 format. I use a program called Amadeus for MACOSX but you can use whatever you want.
Step 2) Plug in your Android phone into your computer via the USB cable it came with.
Step 3) On your phone under notifications click on the USB notification and choose mount:
Step 4) Open the drive and make a new folder called “ringtones” (all lower case) – If you also want to make custom notification sounds then mane one called “notifications”.
Step 5) Copy your ringtones you made into this ringtones folder you just made:
Step 6) Eject the drive from your computer (on your mac just drag it to the trash)
Step 7) Unplug your phone.
Step 
On your phone go to home -> settings-> Sound & Display -> Phone Ringtone and choose the ringtone you just uploaded.
And you are done!!!!!!!!
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December 17, 2009 at 7:33 am
FYI – The same method works for “alarms”. Just thought I would add that. You do a fantastic job for your readers. I gotcha bookmarked!
November 30, 2009 at 9:22 am
Very interesting information! It was of great use to me. I found RingtoneSmash has a great review of Cellware ringtones.
November 29, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Nice tutorial, for me I use Cooledit to edit and make my own tunes for what ever phone I have at the time. You can get some plugins for the big audio packages out there that help you convert it to the right format etc.
November 23, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Hey im trying to get ringtones on my samsung moment….its pretty much just like the tmobile g1 but i dont have a mac i have a pc and i dont know what software to use to convert the mp3 to a smaller file….anything u can suggest? thanks a ton…ur blogs rock!!!
November 20, 2009 at 5:33 am
This article works if you have the music already. On the contrary, if you dont have mp3s you want as your ringtones, you could download ringtones app from mabilo in the market’s entertainment category.
November 17, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Just a note that, at least on the Sprint HTC Hero, the folder had to be lowercase, unless I just did something wrong on the first go that I didn’t realize.
November 16, 2009 at 6:40 am
WOW – what a amazing Step By Step Guide for my Android. I don´t found this stuff in German – and here it is. Thank you very much from Berlin / Germany – you are the Best !
November 16, 2009 at 3:21 am
wow thanks for the tips shoe
it will help many people who use droid phone
November 16, 2009 at 2:11 am
This phone is great according to many people. I will love to buy such phone. Really looking useful and great
November 15, 2009 at 8:56 pm
Any idea the directory for the notifications ringtone would go? I didn’t see the new phone ringtones show up in the list?
BTW: You saved me a headache looking around on SD card and trying to figure out I needed to create a new Dir. THANKS!
November 15, 2009 at 9:03 pm
Never mind, I realized it was within all the responses that were posted.
November 14, 2009 at 9:57 am
Really a very useful information for me dude. I am using android phone and now only loaded ringtones to my phone with the help of this wonderful article. Thanks
November 14, 2009 at 7:07 am
I would like to now have Droid. Nice Guide Jeremy!
November 13, 2009 at 11:09 pm
Hey, Shoe!
Can you give us a video of the Droid’s web browsing action?
I’d like to see how it compares to the iPhone.
Thanks!
Chris
December 17, 2009 at 7:03 am
It works good with 3G and fantastic with my WiFi at home.
November 13, 2009 at 1:37 pm
FYI:
This also works for “Notifications”
You must create “notifications” folder and put the files in there
November 13, 2009 at 10:27 am
You can really tell Jeremy has a passion for this, and it’s great to see!
November 13, 2009 at 7:56 am
NIce guide there. However very few people use andriod yet!
November 13, 2009 at 12:34 am
I am a dedicated iPhonian and have been for about 2 years now, but I’ll even admit…the Droid looks pretty badass and I kind of want one
Keep up the videos Jeremy. They’re so much more fun than reading
December 17, 2009 at 7:06 am
My daughter switched from IPhone to Android after she saw my G1 and she has never looked back.
November 12, 2009 at 7:24 pm
Wow! Already 30 comments.
November 12, 2009 at 3:56 pm
OSX is unix based, but I’m guessing you’re meaning more on the raw side.
November 12, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Nice guide, but still seems easier to get a toe ring on the phone than a ring tone.
November 12, 2009 at 3:20 pm
http://www.zedge.net is coming out with an android app that lets you download and upload ringtones easily on your phone. looks pretty cool.
November 12, 2009 at 1:08 pm
How do you like the Droid???
November 12, 2009 at 3:37 pm
2 huge things I love about the droid right off the bat.
1) Verizon network rocks
2) Google app integration is amazing.
3) Google Nav integration is amazing.
Now as I have said a million times its not a very polished operating system. It feels clunky at times and sometimes apps crash (although pretty rare).
The geek in me loves it but I really loved my iphone because everything just worked without me having to worry to much. Well I will do a full review soon.
November 12, 2009 at 1:08 pm
How do you like the Droid???
November 12, 2009 at 12:53 pm
You are the man Jeremy. Just got my Droid and this is the first thing I thought of…sure enough you were already on it.
November 12, 2009 at 11:31 am
Damn, i think i need to get a droid as well. Haha
November 12, 2009 at 11:20 am
Seems to me that now you are devoting your maximum time to Droid.
Yes we are still child and will stick to new gadgets at least for few days
November 12, 2009 at 3:34 pm
its really fun to play with
November 12, 2009 at 9:53 am
Nice guide Shoe.
BTW, the song is by Nathasha Bedingfield, not Natalie Imbruglia
November 12, 2009 at 7:39 am
Now I think I need a Droid!
November 12, 2009 at 7:21 am
Mr Jeremy,
Your diagrams are clear and easy to follow, your instructions simple, easy to understand,
You sure your not a teacher?
thank you.
November 12, 2009 at 7:17 am
I’ll sing it loud and proud. I love the hills!
November 12, 2009 at 2:16 am
Really Handy.. thanks for sharing with such a details.
November 12, 2009 at 1:35 am
That is a nice looking phone wow! I like iPhone a lot, I think I’m gonna go back to my favorite brand Motorola
November 12, 2009 at 1:25 am
I am totally unaware of MAC OS… But anyway nice review…
November 12, 2009 at 1:19 am
wow thanks a lot for the tutorial shoe
November 12, 2009 at 12:15 am
Nice to know we’re too “slow” to understand to go to the ringtones config panel. U Da Man Shoe … don’t let it go to your big head too much now, LOL.
November 11, 2009 at 9:41 pm
Wow, what an overcomplicated mess.
On Windows Mobile this is what you do:
-Browse to the audio file in File Explorer
-Tap-hold it, tap “Set as Ringtone”
December 17, 2009 at 7:21 am
Basically the same same thing with Android. You click – Music – Songs and then tap & hold any Mp3 you have listed. Menu pops up and select set “Set as Ringtone”. But you can only set it as a ringtone and not a notification sound. Jeremy’s instructions show you how to do that. By the way Jeremy the same method works for “alarms”.
November 11, 2009 at 8:33 pm
Wow Shoe, you can sing too!
November 11, 2009 at 8:34 pm
thx!
November 12, 2009 at 11:22 am
You are better singer than John Chow.
Recently John sang in a seminar. Although his voice was not that good but his spirit was really high.
November 11, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Why not just use Ringdroid? You can use the music from your phone and edit/clip/select the part you one ON your phone:
http://phandroid.com/2008/10/28/android-ringtones-make-your-own-with-ringdroid/
November 11, 2009 at 8:10 pm
I tried ringdroid and it totally screwed up my phone to the point of factory reset… much like a lot of the commentators on the site lol.. Why use some 3rd party app when its as easy as dragging the music to a folder?
December 17, 2009 at 7:24 am
I agree with Jeremy. Why install an app if you don’t need one.
November 11, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Lovin the new droid so far, albeit I went for the Eris. Ringtones totlally suck, but Google voice integration is sweet!
November 11, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Thanks for the video and pictures! great tut!
November 11, 2009 at 7:13 pm
in my opinion, android phone from google are not cool at all, it is like made to be an iphone killer.
didn’t have a self brand at all
November 11, 2009 at 8:12 pm
Thats silly its not made or marketed to be a iPhone killer.
People keep wanting an iPhone killer….
Most iPhone users would not like the droid or know how to write their own apps for it.
Like I said in my original post it feels a lot like a unix based phone. Not super polished but really powerful.
November 12, 2009 at 10:25 am
Droid will, however, take a bit of market share away from our friends at RIM.