For MP3, AAC, AAC+, and WAV files, you have two options:
•To use the file as a ringtone only: Place the file in the ringtones folder (see Copy a ringtone to your smartphone). If the file is already on your smartphone, connect your smartphone to your computer as described in that procedure, navigate to the file, and move the file to the ringtones folder. If you download a file from a ringtone app in App Catalog, it is automatically placed in the ringtones folder. To use a file in the ringtones folder as a ringtone, see Select a file from the ringtones folder as a ringtone.
•To both use the file as a ringtone and listen to the file in the Music app: Copy the file to your smartphone and place the file in any folder in your smartphone’s USB drive storage except ringtones (see Copy files and folders using USB Drive mode). If you download an MP3 file from the Amazon MP3 app, it is automatically stored in a folder where you can both listen to it in the Music app and use it as a ringtone. To use the file as a ringtone, follow the steps in Select a song as a ringtone.
Select a file from the ringtones folder as a ringtone
The ringtone you select here applies globally to all incoming calls. You can also set a ringtone for an individual contact (see Add a ringtone to a contact).
1Open Sounds & Ringtones 
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2In Ringtone, tap the displayed ringtone to open the list of tones. This list displays all files stored in the ringtones folder in your smartphone’s USB drive storage.
3(Optional) Tap 
to listen to the ringtone.
4Tap the name of the ringtone to select it.
5To set the ringtone volume, drag the Ringtone Volume slider.
TIP Adjusting the Ringtone Volume slider is the same as using the volume button on the side of the smartphone.
Select a song as a ringtone
If you have a song you listen to in the Music app, you can use that song as the ringtone for your smartphone.
The ringtone you select here applies globally to all incoming calls. You can also set a unique ringtone for a contact (see Add a ringtone to a contact).
1Open Sounds & Ringtones 
.
2Tap the displayed ringtone.
3Tap 
.
4Tap 
to the right of a song title to preview it. Tap the song title to add it to your list of ringtones.
5When the list of ringtones is displayed, tap the song you added to use it as your ringtone.
6To set the ringtone volume, drag the Ringtone Volume slider.
Copy a ringtone to your smartphone
1Identify a file on your computer to use as a ringtone on your smartphone.
2Connect your smartphone to your computer using the USB cable.
3On your smartphone, tap USB Drive. On your computer, your smartphone appears as a removable drive.
4Open My Computer (Windows XP), Computer (Windows Vista/ Windows 7), or the Finder (Mac),
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