IOS 26 Makes Setting Your Own Ringtone on IPhone Much Easier
As more people play with iOS 26 , many hidden features are starting to emerge . The latest is the ability to set your own ringtones, which is much easier and faster than in previous versions. This means that if you have a track you like, using it as a ringtone is easier than ever.
Set a personal ringtone on your iPhone
A new method for setting your own ringtone on an iPhone, first spotted by Macworld , is fairly intuitive. The easiest way to do it is via the Voice Memos app. Open the app, tap any voice recording, then the three-dot button, then Share . Now select Use as ringtone . Your iPhone will automatically take you to Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Ringtone and add that voice recording to your ringtone list.
You can do this with other audio files you have stored on your iPhone, too. At the time of writing, the Files app also supports this feature, so just select the audio file from there, tap Share , and select Use as Ringtone . This should work with other apps as well, once they release versions that are compatible with or optimized for iOS 26.
Deleting a custom ringtone if you find you’ve added too many is also pretty easy. Just go to Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Ringtone , find the ringtone you want to delete, and swipe left to reveal the Delete button. Tap it to get rid of that ringtone.
Before iOS 18, there was no easy way to create your own ringtones for your iPhone. You had to use GarageBand to turn tracks into 30-second audio files, then manually add them as ringtones. Now, you can set any voice recording or DRM-free audio file as your ringtone, which is a huge step up. Once you’ve figured out how to quickly create your own ringtones, take a moment to learn how to completely customize your iPhone’s notifications .