It's easy to transfer a ringtone from a Mac to an HTC Touch.
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On most standard cell phones, users are either forced to purchase additional ringtones or stick with the default selection. However, smartphones like the Windows Mobile-powered HTC Touch are capable of using custom ringtones. This can even be done on a Mac -- simply copying the file over from a Mac to a microSD card requires just a few basic steps.
Audio Editing
Step 1
Open up the song or audio file that you want to use as a ringtone on your Mac in an audio editing program.
Step 2
Locate the particular segment of the track that you want to use and select it. The ringtone file must be as long as a standard ringtone, so tracks longer than 30 seconds will require editing.
Step 3
Export this segment out into a separate audio file. It will have to be formatted as an MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC, AAC+ or AMR-NB.
Ringtone Transfer
Step 1
Connect the HTC Touch to your Mac and open up your preferred file editing program. Although the Touch's default desktop software cannot work on Mac computers, numerous third-party solutions are available.
Step 2
Drag the edited ringtone file onto the phone's main directory in Finder.
Step 3
Drag the ringtone into the proper directory on the phone's internal memory. The file can either go into "My Device/Windows/Rings" or "My Device/My Documents/My Ringtones."
Step 4
Unplug the phone from your Mac and select the new custom ringtone from your HTC Touch's settings.
Tip
- Many reliable third-party audio editing programs can be found online for free.
Warning
- You can still access ringtones if they are saved on your microSD card, but it will inhibit phone performance.
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