Skip to Content

Free TUAW iPhone app -- try it now!
AOL Tech

iToner posts

Filed under: Software, iPhone

iToner 1.0.8 ready for iPhone 2.0

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on Jul 11th, 2008

iToner is Ambrosia's application that makes it easy to put free ringtones on your iPhone. Because really -- paying for ringtones is ridiculous.

It works without hacks or tricks. Simply drop any MP3, AAC, WAVE, or AIFF audio file onto the application's window and boom! You're done.

Ambrosia released version 1.0.8 this week, which offers compatibility with the iPhone 2.0 software. Other changes include
  • Support for iTunes 7.7
  • Japanese localizaton
A single license will cost you $15US and requires Mac OS X 10.4.10 or later. Of course, you can always make your own rigntones for free with GarageBand.

[Via Ars Technica]

Tags: ambrosia, garageband, iphone, itoner, ringtone

Filed under: iPhone

iToner 1.0.7 is available

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on Jun 7th, 2008

iToner by Ambrosia Software lets iPhone owners put an unlimited number of custom ringtones onto their phones with no hacks and no per-ringtone fees. We've written about iToner several times, and interviewed Ambrosia's president Andrew Welch about the future of the product.

This week, iToner 1.0.7 was made available. Changes include:
  • Fixes with iTunes compatibility. iToner should no longer prevent iTunes from removing iTMS ringtones.
  • Fixed crash when syncing with iPod touch from iTunes
  • Various fixes and enhancements
iToner allows for drag-and-drop ringtone sync, support for MP3, AAC, WAVE, and AIFF files and the ability to assign specific ringtones to certain contacts.

This is a free upgrade to registered users. iToner costs $15US, requires Mac OS X 10.4.10 or later, and is a Universal Binary application.

Tags: ambrosia, iphone, itoner, ringtone

Filed under: Software, iPhone

Ambrosia updates apps but pulls iToner 1.0.5

by Michael Rose (RSS feed) on Dec 19th, 2007


Update: Despite the presence of the iToner 1.0.5 press release on Ambrosia's news page, the download page is currently offering up 1.0.4. Ambrosia's press rep has contacted us and says, "Sorry for the confusion and also the inconvenience. We are aware of an issue with iToner 1.0.5 and are currently working on it. For now, please revert back to using 1.0.4 -- we'll release another update in the near future. Thanks for your understanding and support."

The busy bees at Ambrosia Software have cranked out several updates this week, including the $15 iPhone ringtone tool iToner 1.0.5. (improved support for iPhone OS 1.1.1 + bug fixes); the free envelope printing utility EasyEnvelopes 1.0.6 (unspecified fixes and enhancements); the $15 menubar search enhancement iSeek (Leopard compatibility); and the $19 file transfer streamliner Dragster 1.0.5 (Leopard fixes). All can be demoloaded from Ambrosia directly.

Now that there's a blessed method for using GarageBand (not free, but bundled with new Macs) to create custom ringtones, it will be interesting to see how iToner continues to evolve and extend.

Tags: ambrosia, itoner

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPhone

The Curious Case of the 1.1.2 Ringtones

by Erica Sadun (RSS feed) on Nov 13th, 2007

Apple's 1.1.2 iPhone firmware release brought easy custom ringtones back to life. With 1.1.2 you can once again add end-user ringtones to iTunes and, from there, sync them to your iPhone. Did Apple intentionally thwart third party ringtones with its 1.1.1 firmware or not? Is the 1.1.2 reprieve an oversight or fixing an unintentional obstacle? Opinions vary.

Continue reading “The Curious Case of the 1.1.2 Ringtones”

Tags: iToner, Ringtones

Filed under: iPhone

iToner 1.0.3 works with iPhone 1.1.1

by Scott McNulty (RSS feed) on Oct 17th, 2007

The iToner saga continues. As you might recall, iToner (which allows you to create ringtones for your iPhone using any non-DRMed AAC or MP3 files) no longer worked with the iPhone 1.1.1 firmware. All seemed lost, but those crafty folks at Ambrosia figured out a way to get iToner working as a beta. The beta has now been released as a full fledged update.

iToner 1.0.3 costs $15 and requires OS x 10.4.10 or higher and an iPhone.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in.

Tags: iphone, itoner

Filed under: iTS, iPhone

iToner working with iPhone Firmware 1.1.1

by Erica Sadun (RSS feed) on Oct 12th, 2007

Looks like those Ambrosia Guys have made a break-through. This video shows their iToner utility working with the iPhone 1.1.1 firmware. iToner, as you may already know, allows you to install third-party ringtones onto your iPhone. So you can either use your personal audio collection or record your Mom saying "Pick up the phone!" and play that whenever she calls.

The 111-compatible update to iToner is still in beta but as this video shows, it should be arriving soon.

Tags: iphone, iToner, Ringtones

Filed under: Features, TUAW Interview, iPhone

TUAW Interview: Ambrosia's Andrew Welch on the iPhone update and iToner

by Mat Lu (RSS feed) on Oct 3rd, 2007

As we reported yesterday, Ambrosia Software is working hard to get their iPhone ringtone maker iToner working again after it was broken by the iPhone 1.1.1 update. Last evening the president of Ambrosia Software, Andrew Welch, was kind enough to sit down with us (virtually, anyway) to comment on the iPhone update and iToner, as well as to share some of his outlook as a third-party developer more or less beholden to Apple's business decisions. I think he draws an important distinction between the sort of hacking that went into the actual third-party iPhone applications and what iToner does. Speaking as he does from long experience, I think he has an interesting perspective on the development of third-party applications in the Apple ecosystem.

Continue reading “TUAW Interview: Ambrosia's Andrew Welch on the iPhone update and iToner”

Tags: Ambrosia, iToner

Filed under: iPhone

iToner 1.0.2 is available

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on Sep 21st, 2007

In the world of iPhone ringtones, there's the Apple way, and there's the way everyone else does it. For the latter, Ambrosia has released iToner which lets you use any MP3 or AAC as a ringtone for your iPhone (we first looked at iToner a couple of weeks ago). Changes in version 1.0.2 include:
  1. Improved iTunes 7.4.x support
  2. Fixes an issue where iTunes ringtones might not properly sync
  3. Improved handling of playlists
  4. GUI improvements
You already paid for you music, why pay for it again just to use it as a "ringtone?" iToner costs $15US and requires Mac OS 10.4.10 (and and iPhone. But you knew that).

[Via MacMinute]

Tags: ambrosia, iphone, itoner, ringtones

Filed under: Software, iPhone

iToner 1.0.1 restores compatibility with iTunes 7.4.1

by Mat Lu (RSS feed) on Sep 8th, 2007

As we reported earlier, the iTunes 7.4/7.4.1 update broke a number of officially unsupported third-party extensions. Among these was the recently released iToner ringtone utility from Ambrosia. The new update restores the custom ringtone functionality as well as adding file-dragging from iTunes and improved playlist support. So if you were worried about the long-term prospects of iToner, Ambrosia quick response should ease your mind.

iToner is $15 and a demo is available.

Tags: iPhone, iToner, ringtones

Filed under: Software, iPhone

Ambrosia releases iToner: iPhone ringtone manager

by Mat Lu (RSS feed) on Aug 31st, 2007

Ambrosia today released iToner, a new piece of Mac software to manage custom iPhone ringtones. iToner allows you to create iPhone ringtones just by dropping audio files on the faux iPhone interface and syncing. Best of all it does not require any kind of "modifying, hacking or having to reset your iPhone." Of course there are free ways of doing something similar, though without the nice eye candy. And rumor has it that Apple itself will shortly get into the ringtone business, though personally I'd rather pay once than be nickle-and-dimed for each and every ringtone.

In any case, iToner is available now for $15 and a demo is available so you can check it out for yourself.

Tags: iPhone, iToner, ringtones

Tip of the Day

Use Spotlight as a reference tool. Type any word in the Spotlight box and one of the top entries will be a definition. Click on it, and it will bring up the dictionary application to check the word in either the dictionary, thesaurus, Apple database, or Wikipedia.

Learn More

Follow us on Twitter!

TUAW flickr Pool

www.flickr.com
 TUAW [Cafepress]

Featured Galleries

DNC Macs
Macworld 2008 Keynote
Macworld 2008 Build-up
Google Earth for iPhone
Podcaster
Storyist 2.0
AT&T Navigator Road Test
Bento for iPhone 1.0
Scrabble for iPhone
Tom Bihn Checkpoint Flyer Briefcase
Apple Vanity Plates
Apple booth Macworld 07
WorldVoice Radio
Quickoffice for iPhone 1.1.1
Daylite 3.9 Review
DiscPainter
Mariner Calc for iPhone
2009CupertinoBus
Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D
MLB.com At Bat 2009
Macworld Expo 2007 show floor

 

Most Commented On (7 days)

Recent Comments

More Apple Analysis

More from AOL Money and Finance

AOL Radio TUAW on Stitcher