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, Android and Windows Phone.
Part 1. Can I Get Ringtones from Streaming Music Service on My Phone?
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.
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 using the format which is different from the default audio encoding for your device ringtone. Don't despair. This article will tell you what are the correct formats for ringtone on iPhone, Android and Windows Phone and how to download and set songs from streaming music services as ringtone. Here we will take Amazon Music as an example and show you how to set Amazon Music as ringtone.
Part 2. What Are the Correct Formats for Ringtone on iPhone/Android/Windows Phone?
Before selecting which music track to set as ringtone on your phone, you should know what are the correct formats for ringtone on your phone. Here we give some information about formats that are supported as ringtone on iPhone, Android and Windows Phone.
iPhone
Thanks to iTunes, iPhone ringtones can be customized easily. iOS ringtones are the same as M4A. Ringtones are stored using the MPEG-4 format, with an extension M4R. The default audio encoding for iPhone ringtones is AAC supported from 8 to 320 kbps.
Android
Android users have more choices than those use iPhone. Audio file in a supported format- MP3, M4A, WAV or OGG format can be used as your Android ringtone.
Wingdows Phone
If you use Windows Phone, you have to be sure that the track is in MP3, M4R or WMA format to use a music track as a ringtone.
Part 3. Best Method to Set Amazon Music Song as Ringtone
However, those correct formats for iPhone, Android and Windows Phone ringtone are still 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 Apple Music users, here we recommend you to use ViWizard Audio Converter.
Best Method to Set Amazon Music as 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, AAC, 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 and AAC for iPhone , MP3, M4A, WAV for Android and MP3 for Windows phone. 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 8 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.
Key Features of ViWizard Amazon Music Converter
- Download songs from Amazon Music Prime, Unlimited, and HD Music
- Convert Amazon Music songs to MP3, AAC, M4A, M4B, FLAC, and WAV
- Retain the original ID3 tags and lossless audio quality of Amazon Music
- Support customizing the output audio parameters for Amazon Music
Two ViWizard Amazon Music Converter versions are available: Windows version and Mac version. You can just hit on the 'Download' button above to choose the right version for free trial.
Step 1Select and Add Amazon Music to ViWizard Amazon Music Converter
Choose the right version of ViWizard Amazon Music Converter and download it to Windows or Mac. On Windows, once ViWizard Amazon Music Converter is open, it will load the Amazon Music app. Next you should make sure your Amazon Music account have signed in to access your playlists. Find and select the songs you want to set as ringtone. After that, you can just drag the songs to the screen or copy and paste the link the search bar. 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, AAC, 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. Before click the '×', check the output format and other output audio parameters again and click the 'OK' button to save your settings.
Step 3Convert and Download Amazon Music Tracks
Check the songs on the list again. You can see the output format is shown next to the song's duration. If there is any mistake, you can just go back to the 'preference' and reset it again. Also notice that there is an output path at the bottom of the screen, which shows where the output files will be saved after the conversion. For later use, you should select the output folder that is easy to locate as the output path. Then click the 'Convert' button and ViWizard Amazon Music Converter will start to download and convert Amazon Music tracks based on the setting. At a 5x speed, the conversion will finish in just a few moments. You can browse the converted music files at the 'converted' icon that next to the output path's bar.
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.
Part 4. How to Add a Ringtone to iPhone/Android/Windows Phone
Click the 'file' button that next to the output path's bar to quickly locate the music files with ViWizard Amazon Music Converter, or just find the files saved under the selected output folder. Now since the Amazon Music file with the correct format is ready, let's see how to set it as your new ringtone on your iPhone, Android or Windows Phone in 3 simple steps.
iPhone
Step 1. You need to cut the full-length song into a 30-second clip with the right M4A format, which is right for iPhone ringtones.
Step 2. Drag and drop the M4A file into the iTunes music library. iTunes will add it to Tones section automatically.
Step 3. Sync your iPhone. Head to 'Settings' - 'Sounds' on the iPhone to set a new ringtone.
Android
Step 1. Connect the Android phone to the computer and mount it.
Step 2. Drag and drop the custom MP3 in to the new folder.
Step 3. Eject the Android phone and unplug it. Head to 'Settings' - 'Sound' on the Android phone and select the added MP3 file as new ringtone from the list.
Windows Phone
Step 1. You need to cut the full-length song into a 30-second clip with the correct MP3 format.
Step 2. Drag and drop the MP3 file to the Zune software. Make sure ringtone is selected in the Genre list.
Step 3. Connect the Windows Phone to the computer and sync it. Unplug the Windows Phone. Head to 'Settings' -'Ringtones + sounds' - 'Ringtone' and select the new ringtone.
Conclusion
With ViWizard Amazon Music Converter, you can download and convert any 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!
Adam Gorden is an experienced writer of ViWizard who is obsessed about tech, movie and software.
